Evening

Copied Paul Manship, Evening, 1938, bronze on marble base, 22 1⁄2 x 20 7⁄8 x 8 1⁄4 in. (57.2 x 53.0 x 21.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.49

Artwork Details

Title
Evening
Artist
Date
1938
Location
Dimensions
22 1⁄2 x 20 7⁄8 x 8 1⁄4 in. (57.2 x 53.0 x 21.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze on marble base
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female — nude
  • Figure female — full length
  • Study — sculpture model
  • Animal — bird — owl
  • Allegory — time — evening
Object Number
1965.16.49
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.16.49

Artwork Description

Paul Manship created several sculptures for the 1939 New York World’s Fair, including the largest sundial in the world, Time and the Fates. Near this piece were placed four statues representing the times of day: Morning, Day, Evening, and Night. In these sculptures, Manship’s flying figures expressed the rush toward a bright future promised to all Americans at the fair. Flying Figure with Birds was a study for Evening, which depicts a calmer moment Manship described as “that time of inactivity before the movement of night begins, and the figure is falling asleep, with the shadows of evening over it.”