Playfulness

Paul Manship, Playfulness, 1912-1914, bronze on marble base, 13 3⁄8 x 12 5⁄8 x 7 in. (34.0 x 32.1 x 17.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1965.16.12

Artwork Details

Title
Playfulness
Artist
Founder
Roman Bronze Works
Date
1912-1914
Location
Dimensions
13 3⁄8 x 12 5⁄8 x 7 in. (34.0 x 32.1 x 17.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze on marble base
Classifications
Subjects
  • Recreation — sport and play
  • Figure group — family — mother and child
  • Figure group — family — nude
Object Number
1965.16.12
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.16.12

Works by this artist (483 items)

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Paul Manship, Susanna (#1), 1948, marble, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship, 1966.47.1
Susanna (#1)
Artist
Date1948
marble
On view
Paul Manship, Eve (#1), 1935, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship, 1966.47.6
Eve (#1)
Artist
Date1935
bronze
On view
Paul Manship, Model of Flagpole Base, Alfred E. Smith Memorial, n.d., cast posthumously, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1971.15
Model of Flagpole Base, Alfred E. Smith Memorial
Artist
Daten.d., cast posthumously
bronze
On view
Paul Manship, Study for Venus Anadyomene, 1924, bronze on marble base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship, 1966.47.57
Study for Venus Anadyomene
Artist
Date1924
bronze on marble base
On view

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Paul Manship, Study for Venus Anadyomene, 1924, bronze on marble base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship, 1966.47.57
Study for Venus Anadyomene
Artist
Date1924
bronze on marble base
On view
Paul Manship, Pygmalion and Galatea, 1963, gilded bronze on marble base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship, 1966.47.85
Pygmalion and Galatea
Artist
Date1963
gilded bronze on marble base
Not on view
Albert Laessle, Performing Bear, ca. 1916-1920, bronze on marble base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Albert Laessle: Mrs. Albertine de Bempt Laessle, Mr. Albert M. Laessle and Mr. Paul Laessle, 1972.167.86
Performing Bear
Artist
Dateca. 1916-1920
bronze on marble base
Not on view
Moses Wainer Dykaar, General George Owen Squier, 1920, bronze on marble base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of General George Owen Squier, 1921.1.1
General George Owen Squier
Artist
Date1920
bronze on marble base
On view