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  1. 2013.012 - Medal

    "Hail to Dionysus Medal" by Paul Howard Manship (1885-1966) Society of Medalists 2 Second medal issued in SOM series A bronze, 2.75" round medal Obverse: Classic head of Dionysus; man with long beard and grape vine around head. Kylix found under figure. Reverse: Two satyrs are treading the winepress. Pointed ears, goat legs and tails. Grape bunches on either side of figures.

    Record Type: Object

    Medal
  2. 2016.009 - Medal

    New York Tercentenary Medal, Circle of Friends #11, 1914. Bronze, Paul Manship On the obverse, the ship New Netherlands is at the center, a Dutchman at left, and a Manhattan Indian at right smoking a peace pipe. Below, on a shield, a beaver, the chief article of commerce of New York. Legend: NEW NETHERLAND FOVNDED 1614. On the reverse sits a female figure of New York holding a lighted torcu in one hand and a skyscraper in the other. Shiel...

    Record Type: Object

    Medal
  3. S.1935.019 - Sculpture

    "Adjutant Stork" by Paul Howard Manship (1885-1966) A stork rests on one foot, the other foot half-lifted. The head, with long heavy bill, is sunk on the shoulders of the compact body.

    Record Type: Object

    Sculpture
  4. S.1935.020 - Sculpture

    "Black Necked Stork" by Paul Howard Manship (1885-1966) Animal/bird/stork The bird stands stiff-legged with both feet together, the neck curved and the long-billed head turned a little to the right.

    Record Type: Object

    Sculpture
  5. S.1935.021 - Sculpture

    "Crowned Crane" by Paul Howard Manship (1885-1966) Animal/bird/crane A crane stands on the right foot, the toes of the other foot just touching the ground. The head, crowned by a mass of upright feathers, is lifted on a curved neck.

    Record Type: Object

    M-203-66
  6. S.1935.022 - Sculpture

    "Flamingo" by Paul Howard Manship (1885-1966) Animal/bird/flamingo The long neck and legs of the flamingo make a series of counter curves only slightly broken by the small body. The bird stands on both feet, the head lifted.

    Record Type: Object

    Sculpture
  7. S.1935.023 - Sculpture

    "Flight of Europa" by Paul Howard Manship (1885-1966) Figure/female/baby/bull/mythology A bull charges, borne on four dolphins. On his back rides Europa primly, looking backward, while a flying Eros whispers in her ear.

    Record Type: Object

    Photo by Pete Finneran 2000
  8. S.1935.024 - Sculpture

    "Goliath Heron" by Paul Howard Manship (1885-1966) Animal/bird/heron "A Heron stands on one foot, the other raised off the ground. The neck is sharply curved so that the head, sharp beak pointing forward, rests on the shoulders. The long neck feathers form an apron in front of the body." ("Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture", Beatrice Gilman Proske, 1968).

    Record Type: Object

    Sculpture
  9. S.1935.025 - Sculpture

    "Concave-Casqued Hornbill" by Paul Howard Manship (1885-1966) Animal/bird/hornbill/toucan A hornbill sits on short legs; wings slightly lifted and tail upraised. The large curved beak and casque almost overbalancing the body.

    Record Type: Object

    M-282-66
  10. S.1935.026 - Sculpture

    "Owl" by Paul Howard Manship (1885-1966) Animal/bird/owl/raptor A seated owl, wings slightly raised and the head turned to the right. Two ear-like tufts alertly lifted.

    Record Type: Object

    Sculpture
  11. S.1935.027 - Sculpture

    "Pelican" by Paul Howard Manship (1885-1966) Animal/bird/pelican A pelican stands with both feet together, the long-billed head balanced on the curved neck.

    Record Type: Object

    Sculpture
  12. S.1935.028 - Sculpture

    "King Penguin" by Paul Howard Manship (1885-1966) Animal/bird/penguin "A penguin stands erect on short legs, the head raised. The wings are close to the smoothly rounded body." ("Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture", Beatrice Gilman Proske, 1968).

    Record Type: Object

    Photograph Number M-237-66
  13. S.1935.029 - Sculpture

    "Shoebill Stork" by Paul Howard Manship (1885-1966) Animal/bird/stork A shoebill stands with one foot in front of the other; the head with short, heavy bill, stands erect.

    Record Type: Object

    Photograph from Object File
  14. S.1936.017 - Sculpture

    "Actaeon" by Paul Howard Manship (1885-1966) "In pain and terror Actaeon leaps forward, his body in a sharp diagonal. Antlers sprout from his forehead. One dog has sprung on his body from the rear, and another runs under his feet, with lifted snarling head. A plant with curling leaves rises beneath Actaeon's body. The eyes are blue and white enamel." (Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture", Beatrice Gilman Proske, 1968).

    Record Type: Object

    Sculpture
  15. S.1936.018 - Sculpture

    "Diana" by Paul Howard Manship (1885-1966) Group/myth/female/hunt/animal/dog Diana leaps forward, a curling plant frond below her. She looks back, bow drawn with proper left hand. Beneath her feet a hound races, its head turned back towards her.

    Record Type: Object

    Sculpture
  16. S.1939.005 - Sculpture

    "Griffin" by Paul Howard Manship (1885-1966) Animal/griffin/myth/ferocity A mythological creature with the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle is seated on its haunches, head turned to one side. The ears are lifted and beak is open. The tail is curled over the back.

    Record Type: Object

    Digital Image taken April 2002
  17. S.1939.006 - Sculpture

    "Griffin" by Paul Howard Manship (1885-1966) Animal/griffin/myth/ferocity A mythological creature with the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle is seated on its haunches, head turned to one side. The ears are lifted, beak open. The tail is curled over the back.

    Record Type: Object

    Digital Image taken April 2002
  18. S.1940.014 - Sculpture

    "Evening" by Paul Howard Manship (1885-1966) "A woman's form floats face downward above a bank of clouds, the body gently arched, the arms falling lightly over the bowed head. A twisted drapery drifts around her, and three owls fly above. The dreamy mood of twilight is infused into this poetically imagined figure. It was designed as one of the fountain groups, 'Moods of Time', for the New York World's Fair in 1938." ("Brookgreen Gardens Scu...

    Record Type: Object

    2012
  19. S.1944.002 - Sculpture

    "Cycle of Life" by Paul Howard Manship (1885-1966) "The sundial is in the shape of an armillary sphere, an astronomical instrument composed of rings representing the great circles of the heavens. On the outside of the widest band, the belt of the equator, are the signs of the zodiac; inside are Roman numerals for the hours of the day, the time indicated by the shadow of a shaft placed at the axis of the earth, pointing due north and south, the...

    Record Type: Object

    Sculpture
  20. S.1980.005 - Sculpture

    "Time and the Fates of Man" by Paul Howard Manship (1885-1966) "Paul Manship stretched the bridge between the academic tradition and the more radical forms of modernism by accommodating the modern taste for elegance and streamlining in his work. His two favorite devices in sculpture - symbolism and time - are presented in this work. The three Greek Fates, who determined the destiny of mankind, are depicted within a composition anchored by t...

    Record Type: Object

    Photo by Laura Hunnicutt 2012

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