Paul Manship, Dancing Child (Charleston II), 1927, bronze, 12 x 4 1⁄2 x 2 7⁄8 in. (30.6 x 11.4 x 7.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship, 1966.47.28
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Dancing Child (Charleston II)
- Artist
- Date
- 1927
- Location
- Dimensions
- 12 x 4 1⁄2 x 2 7⁄8 in. (30.6 x 11.4 x 7.4 cm)
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Paul Manship
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- bronze
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Figure male — child — full length
- Figure male — child — nude
- Recreation — dancing
- Performing arts — dance — Charleston
- Object Number
- 1966.47.28
Artwork Description
Paul Manship’s series Dancing Children shows chubby infants in characteristic poses from the Charleston, an American dance popular in the 1920s. He was inspired by the story of Krishna, an incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu, who killed a snake-demon and danced on the creature’s head in victory. Manship took this image of a dancing child and adapted it to show the American dance.