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America, Hiram Powers, modeled 1848-1850
Hiram Powers, portraitHiram PowersÉtats-Unis, 1805–1873

America

modeled 1848-1850 · Sculpture · 59.2 × 52.2 cm

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, États-Unis

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This bust was taken from the full-size statue America. Toward the end of the 1840s, Hiram Powers decided to create a sculpture that would stand in the U.S. Capitol. He did not receive a commission for this, but hoped that when members of Congress saw his design they would request a marble replica. He never found a buyer for the statue, however, and the only marble version he produced was destroyed in a fire in 1865. Powers was frustrated and disappointed at his government's lack of interest, but America eventually brought the artist a number of requests for replicas. The figure represents America's freedom from tyranny. Her crown is adorned with thirteen stars to represent the original states of the Union.

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Numéro d’inventaire
1968.155.75

Ce qu’elle montre

Classical dressSculpture modelFigure femaleClothing and dressNudityAllegoryHistoire

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SculpturePlâtreRomantismeRéalismeXIXe siècle

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model 1850-1854, carved after 1854 · National Gallery of Art

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