Hiram PowersEstados Unidos, 1805–1873¿Se puede contemplar?
Washington D. C., Estados Unidos
SalaLuce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 17B
Expuesta al público. Quién lo avala figura más abajo.
After the War of 1812, General Edmund Pendleton Gaines was promoted to major general and received a gold medal for his service. During the Mexican War, he was court-martialed for failing to obey orders, but the charges were dropped after he defended his patriotism. This bust was modeled at the request of General Memucan Hunt, a soldier and politician who also sat for Hiram Powers. After the sculpture was completed, Powers described how General Gaines “brought a bevy of ladies . . . to look at his bust . . . and did everything but gobble while they praised it.”
Museo Smithsoniano de Arte Americano