Greek Slave

Copied Hiram Powers, Greek Slave, ca. 1869, plaster on metal base, 6622 in. x 18 14 in. (167.555.946.3 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
6622 in. x 18 14 in. (167.555.946.3 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
plaster on metal base
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure female — nude
  • Figure female — full length
  • Study — sculpture model
  • History — ancient — Greece
  • State of being — other — enslaved
Object Number
1968.155.1

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Exhibitions

Media - 1968.155.1 - SAAM-1968.155.1_3 - 80074
Measured Perfection: Hiram Powers’ Greek Slave
July 2, 2015July 8, 2017
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.