Study for Venus Anadyomene

Paul Manship, Study for Venus Anadyomene, 1924, bronze on marble base, 4 in. (10.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship, 1966.47.57

Artwork Details

Title
Study for Venus Anadyomene
Artist
Date
1924
Location
Dimensions
4 in. (10.2 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Paul Manship
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze on marble base
Classifications
Subjects
  • Mythology — classical — Venus
  • Study — sculpture model
  • Figure female — full length
  • Figure female — nude
Object Number
1966.47.57
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.47.57

Artwork Description

In 1924, Paul Manship created a sculpture of the goddess Venus for a fountain commissioned by the Phillips Academy in Massachusetts. Venus, or Aphrodite, was the goddess of love, beauty, grace, and fertility. She was born of the sea---anadyomene means “born of water” in Greek---and Manship chose to depict her as she emerged from the surf.

Works by this artist (2 items)

William H. Campbell, Package from Home, from the Early Series, 1943, gouache and paper on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.42
Package from Home, from the Early Series
Artist
Date1943
gouache and paper on paperboard
Not on view
William H. Campbell, More of These, from the Early Series, 1943, gouache and paper on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.41
More of These, from the Early Series
Artist
Date1943
gouache and paper on paperboard
Not on view

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