1948Paul Manship was elected the President of the American Academy of Arts and LettersPeople and Communities, Arts and Culture, Notable People, Art
A former president of the National Sculpture Society, he was elected to fill the unexpired term of the poet, Archibald MacLeish.
Gloucester Daily Times. "Elect Paul Manship President American Academy of Arts." April 24, 1948. https://sawyer.advantage-preservation.com/