''Duck Girl'' is a bronze sculpture by
Paul Manship
Paul Howard Manship (December 25, 1885 – January 31, 1966) was an American Sculpture, sculptor. He consistently created mythological pieces in a classical style, and was a major force in the Art Deco in the United States, Art Deco movement. ...
. It is located in
Rittenhouse Square
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near 18th Street and Walnut Street in
Philadelphia
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, Pennsylvania.
History
Created in 1911, the sculpture was first exhibited in 1914 at the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
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, and was awarded the
Widener Gold Medal by the Academy that same year.
After the Fairmount Park Art Association (now the Association for Public Art) purchased one of two casts of the sculpture that had been made by Manship, the sculpture was then installed in
Cloverly Park in 1916. Later damaged, the sculpture was moved, in 1956, to storage, where it was found by members of the Rittenhouse Square Improvement Association, who then relocated the sculpture to Rittenhouse Square in 1960.
The sculpture is currently owned by the city of Philadelphia.
Design
Evoking classic Greek sculpture, Manship's 5'1" tall bronze sculpture on a 2'8" limestone base depicts a young girl holding a duck.
[Bach, "Duck Girl," Association for Public Art.]
See also
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List of public art in Philadelphia
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Outdoor sculptures in Philadelphia
1911 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Pennsylvania
Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia
Statues in Pennsylvania
Sculptures of women in Pennsylvania
Sculptures of birds in the United States
Works by Paul Manship
Animal sculptures in Pennsylvania