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 (2 items)

Antonio di Pisanello, Unidentified (Italian), Alphonso I of Naples, n.d., plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Albert Laessle: Mrs. Albertine de Bempt Laessle, Mr. Albert M. Laessle and Mr. Paul Laessle, 1972.167.77
Alphonso I of Naples
Artist
Unidentified (Italian)
Copy after Antonio di Pisanello
Daten.d.
plaster
Not on view
Antonio di Pisanello, Unidentified (Italian), Boar Hunt, n.d., plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Albert Laessle: Mrs. Albertine de Bempt Laessle, Mr. Albert M. Laessle and Mr. Paul Laessle, 1972.167.76
Boar Hunt
Artist
Unidentified (Italian)
Copy after Antonio di Pisanello
Daten.d.
plaster
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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