Paul Manship

Paul Howard Manship

 

At the American Academy in Rome, Paul Manship derived his inspiration from ancient art.  The use of repetitive patterns in hair, fur and decorative elements and of enamel in the eyes helped to place his work in the forefront of American sculpture.  Actaeon and his companion, Diana, depicted the myth of the unfortunate hunter who surprised the goddess of the hunt as she bathed in a woodland pool.   For this trespass, Diana turned him into a stag and he was killed by his own hounds. 

 

Actaeon (shown at right)

Gilt bronze, enamel; begun 1915, enlarged and completed in Paris 1924

7 ft. 1 in. x 3 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft.

S.1936.017

 

Diana (not shown)

Gilt bronze, enamel; begun 1915, enlarged and completed in Rome 1924

7 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 9 in. x 1 ft. 11½ in.

Signed: . P . MANSHIP . © . 1924 .

Founder’s mark: Alexis . Rudier Fondeur Paris

S.1936.018