Long Beach Museum of Art
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Museums page for John Manship ((1927 - 2000)), known for Town-landscape, mural, sculptor. Showing 6 museum collections and exhibitions.
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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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About John Manship: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (6)
All MuseumsNational Museum of American Art-Smithsonian
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20004National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
750 Ninth Street NW, Suite 410
Washington, DC 20001New Britain Museum of American Art
56 Lexington Street
New Britain, CT 06052New-York Historical Society
2 West 77th Street At Central Park
New York City, NY 10024University of Michigan Museum of Art, UMMA
525 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1354