From skeleton to skin the making of the Greek Slave(s)

This article retraces the steps Hiram Powers took in making The Greek Slave, from modeling the clay to supervising the carving of six full-scale marble replicas. It closely examines the structure and surface of a plaster model of this sculpture (1843, Smithsonian American Art Museum) and presents th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nineteenth century art worldwide / Association of Historians of nineteenth century Art (AHNCA)
1. Verfasser: Lemmey, Karen (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online
Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: 2016
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Powers, Hiram
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Zusammenfassung:This article retraces the steps Hiram Powers took in making The Greek Slave, from modeling the clay to supervising the carving of six full-scale marble replicas. It closely examines the structure and surface of a plaster model of this sculpture (1843, Smithsonian American Art Museum) and presents this object as a key to understanding the sculptor’s studio practice and as a tool for assessing similarities and differences across the marble examples of this sculpture.
ISSN:1543-1002