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Thomas Jefferson

Hiram Powers, Thomas Jefferson, modeled 1860-1862, plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.5

Hiram Powers, Thomas Jefferson, modeled 1860-1862, plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.5

Hiram Powers, Thomas Jefferson, modeled 1860-1862, plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.5

Hiram Powers, Thomas Jefferson, modeled 1860-1862, plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.5

Copied Hiram Powers, Thomas Jefferson, modeled 1860-1862, plaster, 76 ³⁄₄ x 25 ⁵⁄₈ x 16 ⁵⁄₈ in. (195.1 x 65.0 x 42.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.5

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Artwork Details

Title: Thomas Jefferson
Artist: Hiram Powers
Date: modeled 1860-1862
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 76 ³⁄₄ x 25 ⁵⁄₈ x 16 ⁵⁄₈ in. (195.1 x 65.0 x 42.2 cm)
Credit Line: Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums: plaster
Mediums Description: plaster
Classifications: Sculpture
Subjects: Occupation — political — president
Study — sculpture model
Portrait male — Jefferson, Thomas — full length
Object Number: 1968.155.5