The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 18, 2024
Dancer and Gazelles
1916
sculptor
(American, 1885–1966)
Overall: 82 x 82.6 cm (32 5/16 x 32 1/2 in.)
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
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.- purchased from the artist.
- 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.orgW. M. M. "Contemporary American Bronzes." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 6, no. 10 (1919): 151-63. Mentioned: p. 154 25136326
- The American Way in Sculpture 1890-1930. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 12-October 19, 1986).Introduction to Sculpture. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 5-March 2, 1952).Sculpture of Our Time. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5-December 5, 1937).Bronzes by Paul Manship lent by the artist and Mrs. W. N. Gates. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1-December 1, 1916).
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1917.1079