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Ballet Olympia, (sculpture). Artist:  Portman, John C., Jr., d. 2017, sculptor. Manship, Paul, 1885-1966, sculptor. (copy after) Title:  Ballet Olympia, (sculpture). Dates:  1992. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figures: bronze; Bases: granite clad steel. Dimensions:  2 figures. Each figure: approx. 25 x 27 x 15 ft.; Each base: approx. 8 x 4 x 2 ft. Inscription:  Ballet Olympia 1991-1992 Paul Manship (1885-1960) Conceived and designed by John Portman, this group, Ballet Olympia, was adapted from Paul Manship's three-foot bronze figure, Maened (1953), as a tribute to this renowned American Sculptor. Description:  Two nude female figures stand on separate bases and dance while holding swirling sashes above their heads and around their bodies. Each figure holds a sash with her upraised proper left hand while standing on her proper right leg, her proper left leg raised behind her. Subject:  Figure female -- Nude Mythology -- Classical -- Maenad Ceremony -- Dance Allegory -- Place -- Olympia Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Peachtree Assoc., Special Projects, 225 Peachtree Street, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Located One Peachtree Center, Atlanta, Georgia Remarks:  John Portman conceived and designed this figure group, based on Paul Manship's sculpture "Maenid," of 1953, as a tribute to him. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta 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 GA000077   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000077 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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