Greek+Slave

Date: modeled 1841-1843, carved ca. 1873
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Artist: **Hiram Powers** Born: Woodstock, Vermont 1805 Died: Florence, Italy 1873

Medium: marble Dimensions: 44 x 14 x 13 1/2 in. (111.8 x 35.6 x 34.3 cm.) Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of Mrs. Benjamin H. Warder

Accession: 1920.3.3 || A captive young woman turns her head in resignation and rests one of her manacled hands on a draped column. Despite her abuse and humiliation, she is the very image of dignity and endurance. This poignant nude refers to the enslavement of Greek Christian maidens by the Turks. However, crafted at a time when the issue of slavery was threatening to dissolve the Union, it was considered a commentary on the condition of American slaves.
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The Greek Slave in Reading American Art Hiram Powers Biography Greek Slave Original Exhibition Announcement Breaking the Bonds of the Past
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14.3px; line-height: 1.5;">Artist Biography <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14.3px;">SAAM Collections Page <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14.3px;">"The Naked Women in Chains..." Article in the Daily Beast
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