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Judge Alphonso Taft, Hiram Powers, 1869
Hiram Powers, portraitHiram PowersAmerican, 1805–1873

Judge Alphonso Taft

1869 · Sculpture · 61.8 × 40.8 cm

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Where is “Judge Alphonso Taft” now? Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 17B, Washington, D.C. Yes, on view now. Checked September 25, 2026.

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

RoomLuce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 17B

Closed· opens at 11:30 AM

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About the sculpture

Alphonso Taft was born in Townshend, Vermont, in 1810. He graduated from Yale and began a successful law career in Cincinnati. In 1876 he was appointed secretary of war to President Grant, and was soon promoted to attorney general. Hiram Powers employed many workmen to carve marble replicas of his busts and statues. This was a time-consuming process, and the hair alone in this portrait took almost six weeks to complete.

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Details

Accession number
1968.155.76

What it shows

LawOccupationsManNudePortraitJudges

In the catalog

SculpturePlasterRealismImpressionism19th century

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