19 Facts About Paul Manship

Paul Manship consistently created mythological pieces in a classical style, and was a major force in the Art Deco movement.

Paul Manship 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.

Paul Manship is credited for designing the modern rendition of New York City's official seal.

Paul Manship created his own artist retreat on Cape Ann, developing a 15-acre site on two former granite quarries in Lanesville, a village of Gloucester, MA.

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

Paul Manship's father, born in Mississippi, was a clerk for the St Paul gas company, and with his wife, who was born in Pennsylvania, were parents of seven children.

Paul Manship developed an interest in classical sculpture of India, and traces of that influence can be observed in his work.

Paul Manship was one of the first artists to become aware of the vast scope of art history being newly excavated at the time and became intensely interested in Egyptian, Assyrian and pre-classical Greek sculpture.

When he returned to the United States from his European sojourn, Paul Manship found that his style was attractive to both modernists and conservatives.

Paul Manship's work is often considered to be a major precursor to Art Deco.

Paul Manship produced over 700 works and always employed assistants of the highest quality.

Paul Manship was very adept at low relief and used these skills to produce a large number of coins and medals.

Paul Manship was chosen by the American Battle Monuments Commission to create monuments following both the First and Second World Wars.

Paul Manship's work was part of the art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Paul Manship visited first in 1915, returned the next three years, and then returned again a decade later.

Paul Manship served on the board of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and chaired the board.

Paul Manship was affiliated with the National Academy of Design, the National Sculpture Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Paul Manship served on the US Commission of Fine Arts from 1937 to 1941.

Paul Manship was the father of the artist John Paul Manship.