Flight of Night

1918

Paul Manship

Associated Names
Paul Manship

Sculptor, American, 1885 - 1966

The sculpture depicts a woman balancing on a sphere. She is posed with her arms raised above her head and her torso twisting. She is wearing flowing, pleated attire that flares out behind her. The sculpture is dark bronze in color and sits on a glossy black and gold-veined marble pedestal.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Scott & Fowles); purchased 18 October 1918 by James Parmelee [1855-1931]; bequest 1941 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1975

  • 150th Anniversary of the National Academy of Design, National Collection of Fine Arts (now Smithsonian American Art Museum), Washington, 1975.

2002

  • Picturing the Corcoran's Sculpture: Photographs by David Finn, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 3 November - 30 December 2000, no. 58, repro.

Inscriptions

on base: PAUL MANSHIP / © 1918; foundry mark: ROMAN BRONZE NY

Markings

FM: Roman Bronze Works

Wikidata ID

Q63864311

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