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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Clytie

Clytie, Hiram Powers, modeled 1865-1867, carved 1873

Hiram Powers, portrait

Hiram PowersAmerican, 1805–1873

Clytie

modeled 1865-1867, carved 1873 · Sculpture · 66.3 × 48.6 cm

May one see it?

Unknown

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

In this state since: Sep 25, 2026
Source: The museum

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About the sculpture

Clytie is a water nymph from Greek mythology who fell in love with Apollo and never took her eyes off him as he flew across the sky. Eventually, she became a sunflower, forever turning its face with the course of the sun. Hiram Powers likely based this sculpture on an antique Roman bust in the British Museum that was widely reproduced across Europe. Powers added a sunflower to the figure’s hair to symbolize Clytie’s fate.

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Particulars

modeled 1865-1867, carved 1873

18051873

Accession number: 1968.155.20

What it shows

Mythology Clytie

In the catalog

Sculpture Marble Realism Impressionism 19th century

Sources

Smithsonian American Art Museum
Image: Smithsonian American Art Museum — CC0

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Study for "Classic and Romantic Art", c. 1921

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