Foot of "The Greek Slave"

n.d.

Hiram Powers

Sculptor, American, 1805 - 1873

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection; purchased 14 September 1992 through (Richard P. Wunder) by William H. [1929-2020] and Abigail Booth Gerdts, New York;[1] gift 2018 to NGA.
[1] Per documention from Abigail Booth Gerdts provided with the gift, in NGA curatorial files.

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Exhibition History

1998

  • For Beauty and For Truth: The William and Abigail Gerdts Collection of American Still Life, Mead Art Museum, Amherst; Berry-Hill Galleries, New York, 1998, unnumbered catalogue, fig. 7.

2013

  • Teaching the Body: Artistic Anatomy in the American Academy, from Copley, Rimmer and Eakins to Contemporary, Boston University Art Gallery, 2013.

Bibliography

1991

  • Wunder, Richard P. Hiram Powers: Vermont Sculptor, 1805-1873. 2 vols. Newark, Delaware, 1991: 167, foot no. 3, incorrectly described as the right foot.

Wikidata ID

Q63864033

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