Pronghorn Antelope

Paul Manship

1914; cast probably 1914–16 · Bronze · Modern and Contemporary Art

After his return from Rome in 1912, Manship applied the format and style of preclassical works to such subjects as an Indigenous man (MMA 48.149.28) and the pronghorn antelope he is hunting. The pendant pieces are intended to be displayed side by side; the central space connecting the works is activated by the flight of an arrow. The arrow, here rendered in low relief, has pierced the right shoulder of the animal, which is falling back on its hind legs. Manship’s interest in archaic Greek sculpture is evoked in the decorative details on the body of the antelope and the leaves and rocks on the ground beneath.

Artist

Paul Manship

Date

1914; cast probably 1914–16

Medium

Bronze

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935