Object Details
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- In 1934, Paul Manship completed a pair of double gates for New York’s Bronx Zoological Gardens. He worked with fifteen assistants to complete the enormous gates, which incorporated twenty-three different animals sculpted in the round. Among the animals were Black-Necked Stork and Flamingo, which Manship later cast in two different sizes. He initially sketched each bird from life, then used stylized decoration and gilding to emphasize its plumage.
- Data Source
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Artist
- Paul Manship, born St. Paul, MN 1885-died New York City 1966
- Date
- 1932
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
- Medium
- gilded bronze on granite base
- Dimensions
- 45 x 10 1/2 x 7 in. (114.2 x 26.7 x 17.7 cm)
- Type
- Sculpture
