Oral history interview with Paul Manship, 1959 February 18

Collection Information

Size: 13 Pages, Transcript

Format: Sound has been lost on tape reels; reels discarded.

Summary: An interview of Paul Manship conducted by John Morse for the Archives of American Art. Manship speaks of his training under Solon Borglum, his interest in Greek mythology and the influence of early Greek sculpture on his work, his views on the Federal Art Project, art and nature and modern distortion, the nature of design and the learning process, and abstract art. He discusses his "Prometheus" sculpture at Rockefeller Center.

Biographical/Historical Note

Paul Manship (1885-1966) was a sculptor in New York, New York.

Provenance

This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.

Language Note

English .