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Dancer and Gazelles
Paul Manship1916
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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.
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- Title: Dancer and Gazelles
- Creator: Paul Manship (American, 1885-1966)
- Date Created: 1916
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 82 x 82.6 cm (32 5/16 x 32 1/2 in.)
- Provenance: purchased from the artist.
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.1079
- Medium: bronze
- Inscriptions: Signed on base: PAUL MANSHIP © 1916.
- Fun Fact: Initially interested in painting, Manship opted to pursue sculpture after discovering he was color-blind.
- Department: American Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: America, 20th century
- Credit Line: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Collection: American - Sculpture
- Accession Number: 1917.1079
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