Indian Boy with Dog

Object Details

Artist

Paul Manship, born St. Paul, MN 1885-died New York City 1966

Luce Center Label

Paul Manship created many models of Native American hunters, including one for a fountain in Cochran Memorial Park in St. Paul, completed in 1926. The subject was a favorite of the artist’s because it reminded him of his childhood in rural Minnesota, and he returned to it often throughout his career. In these sculptures the determined expressions and animated poses of the figures evoke the excitement of the chase.

Luce Object Quote

“What matters is the spirit which the artist puts into his creation---the vitality, the rhythm, the emotional effect." Paul Manship, quoted in Panzer, Mythology and the Art of Paul Manship, 1989

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship

1965

Object number

1966.47.77

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Sculpture

Medium

gilded bronze on onyx base

Dimensions

6 1/8 x 6 5/8 x 2 3/4 in. (15.5 x 16.9 x 7.0 cm)

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department

Painting and Sculpture

On View

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 49A

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Western

Animal\dog

Indian

Figure male\child

Record ID

saam_1966.47.77

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk793b3d66c-8ed2-4da7-b6df-257af2198e83