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Ellen McHenry Keyser Bruce

Bruce, James Cabell Mrs.

American, 1892 - 1980

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The sculpture depicts the bust of a woman with her head turned towards the right and her chest towards us. Her hair is styled in a bun at the back of her head, and she is nude. The sculpture has a smooth, polished surface and is a creamy white color with some subtle variations of white and gray tones across the sculpture. The bust is mounted on a circular base.
Hiram Powers, Bust of "The Greek Slave", 1848, marble, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, by exchange: Mrs. Amelia B. Lazarus, Mr. James Parmelee, Mr. Stevenson Scott, Mr. Louis E. Shecter, Mrs. Mabel Stevens Smithers, and Southern Educational & Charitable Trust, 1994), 2014.136.294

Bust of "The Greek Slave"

Hiram Powers · 1848 · marble ·  Accession ID  2014.136.294