Louisa Powers' Hand, Hiram Powers, 1839
Hiram Powers, portretHiram PowersVerenigde Staten, 1805–1873

Louisa Powers' Hand

1839 · Sculpture · 12.7 × 6.4 cm

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Hiram Powers’s first daughter, Louisa Greenough Powers, was born in 1838. Powers made many casts of his daughter’s hands and forearms, including Louisa Powers’ Hand, taken when she was one year old. This cast was displayed in the artist’s studio on a luxurious green cushion. From this, Powers modeled a sculpture of a small hand resting on an open sunflower, a symbol of devotion. The piece became so popular that clients requested replicas for many years after the first version was completed. The later Loulie’s Hand, modeled in 1851, was commissioned by James Lenox, a New York merchant and philanthropist.

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1968.155.128

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