The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 18, 2025

Dancer and Gazelles

1916
sculptor

Paul Manship

(American, 1885–1966)
America
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

Did You Know?

Initially interested in painting, Manship opted to pursue sculpture after discovering he had color vision deficiency.

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.org
    W. 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).
  • {{cite web|title=Dancer and Gazelles|url=false|author=Paul Manship|year=1916|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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