Manship, Paul (1885-1966), American sculptor, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. For the first four decades of the 20th century, he was one of the most influential sculptors in the U.S.; his style, a combination of elegant academic finesse with a sense of abstraction derived from Archaic Greek sculpture, was much imitated by less gifted sculptors. One of his most famous sculptures, Centaur and Dryad (1913, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City), skillfully combines modern and classical elements. He also executed many war memorials and animal studies, including an elaborate gate for the International Wildlife Conservation Park (commonly known as the Bronx Zoo) in New York City. His huge gilded bronze Prometheus (1934), the centerpiece of the sunken plaza in Rockefeller Center, New York City, is one of his best-known works.