Duck Girl (Manship)
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| Artist | Paul Manship |
|---|---|
| Year | 1911 |
| Type | Bronze |
| Dimensions | 150 cm × 87.6 cm × 87.0 cm (61 in × 34 1⁄2 in × 34 1⁄4 in) |
| Location | Philadelphia, United States |
| 39°56′57″N 75°10′18″W / 39.9493°N 75.1718°W | |
| Owner | City of Philadelphia |
Duck Girl is a bronze sculpture, by Paul Manship. It is located at Rittenhouse Square, near 18th street and Walnut Street, Philadelphia.[1]
It was installed in Cloverly Park, in 1916, and moved to storage in 1956, but relocated to Rittenhouse Square. [2]
The sculpture won the Widener Gold Medal, from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, in 1914.[3]
References
- ↑ "Duck Girl (1911)". Fairmount Park Art Association. 2004. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Duck Girl, (sculpture)". Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ↑ Susan Rather (1993). Archaism, modernism, and the art of Paul Manship. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-76035-6.
External links
- "Duck Girl". philart.net. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
- "Duck Girl". visitphilly.com. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
- "Paul Manship's Duck Girl of 1911". flickr. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
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