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 (3 items)

John Wesley Jarvis, Commodore Isaac Chauncey, ca. 1814, oil on panel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.23
Commodore Isaac Chauncey
Artist
Dateca. 1814
oil on panel
Not on view
John Wesley Jarvis, William McIntyre, early 19th century, watercolor, pen and ink and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.22
William McIntyre
Artist
Dateearly 19th century
watercolor, pen and ink and pencil on paper
Not on view
John Wesley Jarvis, Mr. Nichol, 1809, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1942.2.1
Mr. Nichol
Artist
Date1809
watercolor on ivory
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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