Greek Slave

Hiram Powers, Greek Slave, ca. 1869, plaster on metal base, 66 x 22 in. x 18 1⁄4 in. (167.5 x 55.9 x 46.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Greek Slave
Artist
Date
ca. 1869
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
66 x 22 in. x 18 1⁄4 in. (167.5 x 55.9 x 46.3 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
plaster on metal base
Classifications
Subjects
  • State of being — other — enslaved
  • History — ancient — Greece
  • Study — sculpture model
  • Figure female — full length
  • Figure female — nude
Object Number
1968.155.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1968.155.1

Works by this artist (6 items)

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Jorge Soto Sánchez, El Velorio de Oller en Nueva York, 1974, revised 1984, hand-colored screenprint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.60.1, © Hermiñia Ramos
El Velorio de Oller en Nueva York
Artist
Date1974, revised 1984
hand-colored screenprint
Not on view
Jorge Soto Sánchez, Primer Festival de Teatro Popular Latinoamericano, 1976, screenprint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Frank K. Ribelin Endowment, 2013.60.2, © Hermiñia Ramos
Primer Festival de Teatro Popular Latinoamericano
Artist
Date1976
screenprint
Not on view
Jorge Soto Sánchez, Untitled, n.d., screenprint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Frank K. Ribelin Endowment, 2013.60.4, © Hermiñia Ramos
Untitled
Artist
Daten.d.
screenprint
Not on view
Jorge Soto Sánchez, Teatro Jurutungo, late 1970s, screenprint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Frank K. Ribelin Endowment, 2013.60.5, © Hermiñia Ramos
Teatro Jurutungo
Artist
Datelate 1970s
screenprint
Not on view

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Exhibitions

Media - 1968.155.1 - SAAM-1968.155.1_3 - 80074
Measured Perfection: Hiram Powers’ Greek Slave
July 2, 2015–July 8, 2017
Smithsonian American Art Museum
This one-gallery exhibition reveals the inner workings of the studio of Hiram Powers (1805–1873), who was among the most innovative sculptors of the nineteenth century, eagerly adapting long-standing sculpture traditions to new technologies of his age.

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