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1927 New York - 2000. Known for: Town-landscape, mural, sculptor.
Painter John Paul Manship, son of internationally-recognized sculptor Paul Manship, was born in New York on January 16, 1927, where the family had been moved by his mother, Isabel, prior to his birth... Read full biography
Painter John Paul Manship, son of internationally-recognized sculptor Paul Manship, was born in New York on January 16, 1927, where the family had been moved by his mother, Isabel, prior to his birth to avoid any possible later conscription in the French army. Young Manship's road to art seems to... Read full biography
Painter John Paul Manship, son of internationally-recognized sculptor Paul Manship, was born in New York on January 16, 1927, where the family had been moved by his mother, Isabel, prior to his birth to avoid any possible later conscription in the French army. Young Manship's road to art seems to have been a hesitant one, perhaps because of his father's fame. Though he painted theatrical sets at The Buckley School in New York City; was encouraged in art during brief attendance at Phillips... Read full biography
Painter John Paul Manship, son of internationally-recognized sculptor Paul Manship, was born in New York on January 16, 1927, where the family had been moved by his mother, Isabel, prior to his birth to avoid any possible later conscription in the French army. Young Manship's road to art seems to have been a hesitant one, perhaps because of his father's fame. Though he painted theatrical sets at The Buckley School in New York City; was encouraged in art during brief attendance at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts; and was introduced to abstract painting at the High School of Music and Art (today's LaGuardia High School) by high school friends who had studied with Hans Hoffmann (1880-1966); Manship nonetheless enrolled at the... Read full biography
Painter John Paul Manship, son of internationally-recognized sculptor Paul Manship, was born in New York on January 16, 1927, where the family had been moved by his mother, Isabel, prior to his birth to avoid any possible later conscription in the French army. Young Manship's road to art seems to have been a hesitant one, perhaps because of his father's fame. Though he painted theatrical sets at The Buckley School in New York City; was encouraged in art during brief attendance at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts; and was introduced to abstract painting at the High School of Music and Art (today's LaGuardia High School) by high school friends who had studied with Hans Hoffmann (1880-1966); Manship nonetheless enrolled at the Mannes College of Music, hoping to become a composer. Then he transferred to Harvard with the idea of becoming a philosopher. In his Harvard dormitor... Read full biography
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Keywords (38)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Bronze
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Abstraction and Realism; Semi Abstract
Art Subject
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •New York City
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Statue Sculpture
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Rockport, Massachusetts
Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor
- •National Arts Club, New York
- •National Sculpture Society
- •National Society of Mural Painters
- •North Shore Art Association, Gloucester-
- •Rockport Art Association-
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Mural Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Grand Central Art Galleries, New York City
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Arts Club
- •National Institute of Arts and Letters
- •National Sculpture Society-
- •North Shore Art Association, Gloucester