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Ideal Christ, Hiram Powers, modeled 1864
Hiram Powers, portraitHiram PowersAmerican, 1805–1873

Ideal Christ

modeled 1864 · Sculpture · 42.4 × 33.3 cm

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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
Source
The museum
On the mapMuseum page

Particulars

Accession number
1968.155.116

What it shows

ReligionNew Testament BibleJesus Christ

In the catalog

SculpturePlasterRealismImpressionism19th century

Sources

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