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Dancer and Gazelles

1916

sculptor

Paul Manship

(American, 1885–1966)

America, 20th century

Bronze

Overall: 82 x 82.6 cm (32 5/16 x 32 1/2 in.)

Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1917.1079

Location

not on view

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Initially interested in painting, Manship opted to pursue sculpture after discovering he was color-blind.

Description

One of Manship’s most popular compositions, this work established his reputation as an important up-and-coming sculptor. Here, his mastery of elegant silhouette is manifest through the gracefully posed dancer and her sleek animal companions. Stylized decorative patterning embellishes the dancer’s hair and swaying skirt.

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Provenance

purchased from the artist.

Citations

Solender, Katherine. The American Way in Sculpture, 1890-1930. Cleveland, OH: Published by the Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1986. cat. #45, p. 45, repr.

"Accessions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 4, no. 2 (1917): 26-37. Mentioned: p. 27 www.jstor.org

W. M. M. "Contemporary American Bronzes." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 6, no. 10 (1919): 151-63. Mentioned: p. 154 www.jstor.org

Exhibition history

Sculpture of Our Time. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5-December 5, 1937).

Introduction to Sculpture. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 5-March 2, 1952).

The American Way in Sculpture 1890-1930. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 12-October 19, 1986).

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