Boy with Frog
A young boy leans down to look at—or possibly speak with—a frog, captured in bronze with an antique green patina and coarse texturing. Executed by Jane Fauntz Manske in her California studio in 1984, this intimate scene suggests a quiet narrative moment. Archive materials for this unique work include documents, letters, and photos from Ms. Manske discussing this and related small sculptures created around the same time. Artist: Jane Fauntz Manske Year: 1984 Medium: Bronze Dimensions: 3.5 x 4 inch round Style/Genre: Classical; antique green patina; coarse texturing Edition: Unique work Provenance / story notes: The archive for this unique work includes documents, letters, and photos from Ms. Manske herself. She explains and discusses this and other small sculptures she was working on at the time. Many of these were for Glen Sundby and the International Gymnastics Museum in San Diego. Hopping appears to have purchased this and one other small sculpture at the time he commissioned the FINA Prize Eminence from Ms. Manske.
