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Manship, Paul,
Paul King Foundry,
Animal -- Bear
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
Group of Bears, (sculpture).
Artist:
Manship, Paul, 1885-1966, sculptor.
Paul King Foundry, founder.
Title:
Group of Bears, (sculpture).
Dates:
Original 1932. Cast 1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: gray granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 3 in. x 7 ft. 9 in. x 5 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. 23 in. x 25 ft. x 16 ft. 7 in.
Inscription:
(Sculpture, foot of left bear:) PAUL MANSHIP/SCULPTOR/GROUP OF BEARS/PAULL MANSHIP 1885-1966/ORIGINAL BRONZE CAST 1932/THIS BRONZE CAST 1989/A GIFT BY SAMUEL H. FRIEDMAN/IN MEMORY OF HIS BELOVED WIFE/PAT HOFFMAN FRIEDMAN signed
Description:
Three polar bears standing on an ice floe. The center bear is standing up on his hind legs; the left bear is moving foward; the right bear is seated on it haunches. There is a branch of ivy spread across the front of the ice floe near the artist's signature. The sculpture is installed in the center of a six-stepped circular base.
Subject:
Animal -- Bear
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021
Located Central Park, Pat Hoffman Friedman Playground at 18th Street & 5th Avenue, New York, New York
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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
NY000142
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NY000142
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