Venus Anadyomene (#1)

Paul Manship, Venus Anadyomene (#1), 1924, bronze on marble base, 9 x 6 1⁄8 x 4 1⁄8 in. (22.8 x 15.7 x 10.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship, 1966.47.39

Artwork Details

Title
Venus Anadyomene (#1)
Artist
Founder
Roman Bronze Works
Date
1924
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
9 x 6 1⁄8 x 4 1⁄8 in. (22.8 x 15.7 x 10.6 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Paul Manship
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze on marble base
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female — nude
  • Figure female — full length
  • Mythology — classical — Venus
Object Number
1966.47.39
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.47.39

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 (14 items)

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Clark Mills, John C. Calhoun, ca. 1844-1845, painted plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Institute, XX9
John C. Calhoun
Artist
Dateca. 1844-1845
painted plaster
On view
Clark Mills, Daniel Webster, 1847, plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Institute, XX16
Daniel Webster
Artist
Date1847
plaster
On view
Clark Mills, Bust of John C. Calhoun, 1850, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of the Artist), 2020.20.209
Bust of John C. Calhoun
Artist
Date1850
bronze
Not on view
Clark Mills, Zachary Taylor, n.d., plaster/painted, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Institute, XX40
Zachary Taylor
Artist
Attributed to Clark Mills
Daten.d.
plaster/painted
Not on view

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