Paul Manship, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Manship

American sculptor

Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1885

Place of Birth: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Date of Death: 28-Jan-1966

Profession: sculptor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Paul Howard Manship (December 24, 1885 – January 28, 1966) was an American sculptor.
He consistently created mythological pieces in a classical style, and was a major force in the Art Deco movement.
He is well known for his large public commissions, including the iconic Prometheus in Rockefeller Center and the Celestial Sphere Woodrow Wilson Memorial in Geneva, Switzerland.
He is also credited for designing the modern rendition of New York City's official sealManship gained notice early in his career for rejecting the Beaux Arts movement and preferring linear compositions with a flowing simplicity.
Additionally, he shared a summer home in Plainfield, New Hampshire, part of the Cornish Art Colony, with William Zorach for a number of years.
Other members of the highly social colony were also contemporary artists.
Manship created his own artist retreat on Cape Ann, developing a 15-acre site in Gloucester, MA that had been two former granite quarries.
A local nonprofit, the Manship Artists Residence and Studios has been formed to preserve this estate and establish an artist residency program at the site.