Flying Figure with Birds

Object Details

Artist

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

Luce Center Label

Paul Manship created several sculptures for the 1939 New York World’s Fair, including the largest sundial in the world, Time and the Fates. Near this piece were placed four statues representing the times of day, Morning, Day, Evening, and Night. In these sculptures, Manship’s flying figures expressed the rush toward a bright future promised to all Americans at the fair. Flying Figure with Birds was a study for Evening, which depicts a calmer moment Manship described as “that time of inactivity before the movement of night begins, and the figure is falling asleep, with the shadows of evening over it.”

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship

n.d.

Object number

1966.47.48

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Sculpture

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

3 x 5 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (7.6 x 14.0 x 5.3 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

Animal\bird

Figure female\nude

Fantasy

Figure female\full length

Record ID

saam_1966.47.48

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a8daa254-aeb8-4d57-9f3f-1715eb46c3fd