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
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.