Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii

Randolph Rogers, Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii, modeled 1853-1854, marble, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of American History, Division of Cultural History, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.127
Randolph Rogers, Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii, modeled 1853-1854, marble, 36 1⁄8 x 17 1⁄4 x 25 1⁄4 in. (91.9 x 43.9 x 64.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of American History, Division of Cultural History, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.127
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Artwork Details

Title
Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii
Artist
Date
modeled 1853-1854
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
36 1⁄8 x 17 1⁄4 x 25 1⁄4 in. (91.9 x 43.9 x 64.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Transfer from the National Museum of American History, Division of Cultural History, Smithsonian Institution
Mediums
Mediums Description
marble
Classifications
Subjects
  • Occupation — vendor — florist
  • Literature — Lytton — Last Days of Pompeii
  • Dress — accessory — cane
  • Dress — historic — classical dress
  • Figure female — full length
  • State of being — disabled — blind
Object Number
1973.127
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1973.127

Works by this artist (1 item)

Laura Peery, Wall Flowers at the Last Dance, 1978, hand-built and slab-built porcelain colored with oxides and stains, and ribbons, and satin, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1981.86A-F
Wall Flowers at the Last Dance
Artist
Date1978
hand-built and slab-built porcelain colored with oxides and stains, and ribbons, and satin
Not on view

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