The Greek Slave, Hiram Powers, modeled 1841-1843

Hiram PowersVereinigte Staaten, 1805–1873

The Greek Slave

modeled 1841-1843 · Sculpture · 43.9 × 40.3 cm

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Wo ist „The Greek Slave“ heute? Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 19A, Washington, D.C. Ja, derzeit ausgestellt. Geprüft 25. September 2026.

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., Vereinigte Staaten

SaalLuce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 19A

Geschlossen· öffnet um 11:30

Öffentlich ausgestellt.

Geprüft: vor 15 Tagen
Unverändert seit: 25. Sept. 2026
Quelle: Das Museum

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Über die Skulptur

Hiram Powers (1805-73) was among the first American sculptors to establish an international reputation, rising to fame in the late 1840s with his Greek Slave, a life-size marble sculpture of a chained, nude woman. Few could have predicted Powers' incredible success from his humble beginnings on a farm in Ohio or his time in Washington, DC, where he made somber plaster portraits of four early presidents and other luminaries. Powers moved to Florence, Italy, with his wife and young children in 1837, lured there by its abundance of fine marble and highly skilled stone carvers. He quickly realized there was much to gain from making ideal compositions of nude figures drawn from literary, biblical, and historical themes.

Powers set up a studio dividing labor among several assistants and, using the latest technologies such as the pointing machine, to create numerous replicas of his most popular designs in marble. Although he always intended to return to the United States, Powers remained abroad until his death and became an unofficial ambassador for American culture. He was a central figure in the expatriate colony in Florence, where he masterfully marketed his work to British nobles and American collectors touring Europe.

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