Time and the Fates Sundial

Paul Manship

1885-1966

Born in St. Paul, MN

Died in New York City, NY

1938

Bronze

50 1/2 x 62 x 9 inches

Bequest of Paul H. Manship

66.14.102

Advertised as the "world's largest sundial," the original forty-eight foot high sculpture was situated on Constitution Mall in New York City during the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. The sundial was commissioned specifically for the fair. It was made of staff, a type of plaster, and was later destroyed. In addition to this study, Manship created a smaller bronze version in 1939 that is now in the Brookgreen Garden's collection of figurative sculpture in South Carolina.

Riddle, Mason. "Paul Manship." In Our Treasures: Highlights from the Minnesota Museum of American Art, edited by Kristin Makholm, 56-59. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Museum of American Art, 2011.

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