Greek Slave

Hiram Powers, Greek Slave, modeled 1841-1843, carved ca. 1873, marble, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Benjamin H. Warder, 1920.3.3

Hiram Powers, Greek Slave, modeled 1841-1843, carved ca. 1873, marble, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Benjamin H. Warder, 1920.3.3

Hiram Powers, Greek Slave, modeled 1841-1843, carved ca. 1873, marble, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Benjamin H. Warder, 1920.3.3

Hiram Powers, Greek Slave, modeled 1841-1843, carved ca. 1873, marble, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Benjamin H. Warder, 1920.3.3

Hiram Powers, Greek Slave, modeled 1841-1843, carved ca. 1873, marble, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Benjamin H. Warder, 1920.3.3

Hiram Powers, Greek Slave, modeled 1841-1843, carved ca. 1873, marble, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Benjamin H. Warder, 1920.3.3

Hiram Powers, Greek Slave, modeled 1841-1843, carved ca. 1873, marble, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Benjamin H. Warder, 1920.3.3

Hiram Powers, Greek Slave, modeled 1841-1843, carved ca. 1873, marble, 44 x 14 x 13 ¹⁄₂ in. (111.8 x 35.6 x 34.3 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Benjamin H. Warder, 1920.3.3

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Artwork Details

Title: Greek Slave
Artist: Hiram Powers
Date: modeled 1841-1843, carved ca. 1873
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
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3rd Floor
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North Wing
Dimensions: 44 x 14 x 13 ¹⁄₂ in. (111.8 x 35.6 x 34.3 cm.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Benjamin H. Warder
Mediums: marble
Mediums Description: marble
Classifications: Sculpture
Subjects: Figure female — full length
Figure female — nude
State of being — other — enslaved
Greek
History — ancient — Greece
Object Number: 1920.3.3
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1920.3.3

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