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Central Park - New York City, New York
'Group of Bears' Sculpture by Paul Manship

The sculpture of the 'Group of Bears' by Paul Manship (1885-1966) depicts a group of three bears on a circular stepped pedestal. Located at the Pat Hoffman Friedman Playground at Fifth Avenue and 79th Street just south of the Met, the sculpture was a gift from Samuel N. Friedman in memory of his wife, Pat. The bears were cast in 1960 and unveiled on Oct. 11, 1990, at the playground's dedication.

Smaller versions of the piece are featured on part of the William Church Osborn Gates (1952) and the elaborate Paul J. Rainey Memorial Gates (1933) found at the Bronx Zoo, and in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Paul Manship
(b. 1885 St. Paul, MN – d. NY 1966)

became one of the greatest American sculptors of the first half of the 20th century. He studied at the St. Paul Institute of Art 1892-1903 and then moved to New York to study at the Art Students League. He became the assistant to the sculptor Solon Borglum (1868-1922). Next, Manship went to Philadelphia to study at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. In 1909, he won the Prix de Rome, which entitled him to work at the American Academy in Rome from 1909-12. He traveled to Italy, Greece, and Egypt where the art of the Etruscans and ancient Greece and Egypt would influence his work.

When Manship returned to New York, he set up a studio and developed a simplified style of sculpture. His fountain sculpture 'Prometheus' (gilt bronze, 18 feet high, 1933-8), served as the focal point for Rockefeller Center's plaza. Just below it is the famous ice-skating rink.

Manship's work is linked with the Art Deco style. He produced over 700 works in his career. Many of his large bronzes were cast in smaller sizes and are still avidly collected. The American Battle Monuments Commission chose him to create monuments after WWI and WWII. They are located, respectively, in the American Cemetery at Thiaucourt, France (1926) and in the military cemetery at Anzio, Italy. He has works in Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina including: 'Actaeon,' 'Cycle of Life,' 'Diana,' 'The Flight of Europa' and 'Evening.'

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