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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Manship, Paul,     Seeler, Edgar V.,     Roman Bronze Works,     Hatfield, Martin & White,     Figure female -- Full length     Animal -- Bird     Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia     Fountain     Sculpture

Duck Girl, (sculpture). Artist:  Manship, Paul, 1885-1966, sculptor. Seeler, Edgar V., 1867-1929, architect. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Hatfield, Martin & White, architectural firm. Title:  Duck Girl, (sculpture). Dates:  1911. Cast 1917. Relocated 1956. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 61 x 34 1/2 x 34 1/4 in.; Base: approx. H. 32 in. Description:  Standing female figure in classical dress carries a duck tucked under her proper left arm. The duck's head is pointing down to the ground. Around the base are small ornamental fish heads which spout water into the fountain basin. The sculpture rests on a circular base in the middle of a rectangular pool. Subject:  Figure female -- Full length Animal -- Bird -- Duck Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Philadelphia, Fairmount Park Commission, Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131 Located Rittenhouse Square, Children's Pool, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Provenance:  Formerly located Belmont Stables, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1956. Cloverly Park, Wissahickon & School Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1917-1956. Remarks:  Base was designed by Edgar Seeler and the firm of Hatfield, Martin & White. The Fairmount Park Art Association initially tried to purchase Manship's Duck Girl fountain which was exhibited at the 1914 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, but when it was discovered that the piece was made of galvanized metal instead of bronze which would hold up better in an outdoor location, negotiations took place to purchase a bronze cast of the piece. Manship had two casts made by the Roman Bronze Works and the Fairmount Park Art Association purchased one of them in 1917. It was originally installed in Cloverly Park, but in 1956 it was move to storage at Belmont Stables after it was damaged. The Rittenhouse Square Improvement Association relocated the piece to its current site. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 City of Philadelphia, 1973. Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 222. Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 214. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 222. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 75009324   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75009324 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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