Alma Hammond L’Hommedieu

Copied Hiram Powers, Alma Hammond L'Hommedieu, 1872 or 1873, plaster, 23 7⁄8 x 18 3⁄8 x 10 3⁄8 in. (60.6 x 46.6 x 26.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.38
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Artwork Details

Title
Alma Hammond L’Hommedieu
Artist
Date
1872 or 1873
Location
Dimensions
23 7⁄8 x 18 3⁄8 x 10 3⁄8 in. (60.6 x 46.6 x 26.4 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
plaster
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait female — L’Hommedieu, Stephen, Mrs. — bust
  • Portrait female — L’Hommedieu, Alma Hammond — bust
  • Study — sculpture model
Object Number
1968.155.38
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1968.155.38

Artwork Description

Alma Hammond L’Hommedieu was the daughter of Charles Hammond, associate justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. Her husband, Stephen L’Hommedieu, publisher of the Cincinnati Gazette, commissioned this portrait in 1870. Powers completed the marble replica three years later, only a short time before his death. The patient expression and fine-lined face, together with the simple clothing, suggest a middle-aged lady with no pretensions to grandeur.