Paul Howard Manship

Background

Paul Howard Manship was born on December 25, 1885, in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Charles H. and Mary Etta (Friend) Manship.

Education

Paul H. Manship began his art studies at the St. Paul School of Art in Minnesota. From there he moved to Philadelphia and continued his education at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Following that he migrated to New York City where he enrolled in the Art Students League of New York, studying anatomy with George Bridgman and modeling under Hermon Atkins MacNeil. From 1905 to 1907 he served as an assistant to sculptor Solon Borglum and spent the two years after that studying with Charles Grafly and assisting Isidore Konti.

Career

After studying in New York, Philadelphia, and for three years in Europe (Prix de Rome scholarship), he settled in New York.

Manship's early works were graceful and mannered in the spirit of archaic Greek and oriental sculpture. His brilliant technique and elegance are epitomized by such works as the Prometheus, a massive gold-colored sculpture dominating Rockefeller Center in New York City; the Woodrow Wilson Memorial at Geneva, Switzerland; and The Duck Girl in Fairmont Park, Philadelphia.

Achievements

• 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. He is also credited for designing the modern rendition of New York City's official seal.

Connections

Father:

Charles H. Manship

Mother:

Mary Etta (Friend) Manship

Son:

John Paul Manship