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Paul Manship exhibition at the Wadsworth Atheneum examines the artist s conversation with antiquity Paul Manship, Indian, 1914. Bronze, black-brown patina. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Bequest of Honora C. Robertson. © Estate of Paul Manship. HARTFORD, CONN .- One of the most celebrated American sculptors of the early-twentieth century, Paul Manship (1885-1966) blended ancient motifs to fit modern sensibilities. After studying at the American Academy in Rome (1909-12), Manship returned to New York City, where his dramatic, energetic works in bronze reinterpreted forms, stories, and styles of the past for the modern American age. His streamlined, Art Deco style, and ability to represent his subjects at peak moments of drama attracted critical acclaim, particularly in the 1920s and 1930s. Seen together in this exhibition, his signature bronzes and associated sketches paired with ancient artifacts illuminate how Manship became a master of sampling imagery and melding disparate

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