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1805 Woodstock, Vermont - 1873 Florence, Italy. Known for: Marble sculpture-neo classical figure.
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A preeminent Neo-Classical* American sculptor of the nineteenth century, Hiram Powers was a carver in marble* of figures including many subjects from Greek mythology. According to one source, his... Read full biography
A preeminent Neo-Classical* American sculptor of the nineteenth century, Hiram Powers was a carver in marble* of figures including many subjects from Greek mythology. According to one source, his work, Prosperone, became "the most favored single piece among Powers' work, and it was copied more... Read full biography
A preeminent Neo-Classical* American sculptor of the nineteenth century, Hiram Powers was a carver in marble* of figures including many subjects from Greek mythology. According to one source, his work, Prosperone, became "the most favored single piece among Powers' work, and it was copied more times than any other work ever produced by an American sculptor" (Christie's New York, 12/2/1988). His sculpture, Greek Slave, was "the best known work of the mid century". (Samuels, 379). Born on a... Read full biography
A preeminent Neo-Classical* American sculptor of the nineteenth century, Hiram Powers was a carver in marble* of figures including many subjects from Greek mythology. According to one source, his work, Prosperone, became "the most favored single piece among Powers' work, and it was copied more times than any other work ever produced by an American sculptor" (Christie's New York, 12/2/1988). His sculpture, Greek Slave, was "the best known work of the mid century". (Samuels, 379). Born on a poverty-stricken farm in Vermont, near Woodstock, in 1805, Powers had humble beginnings, being the eighth of nine children. His family moved to Cincinnati where from the ages of 17 to 23, he held jobs in the Luman Watson clock and organ factory, and he... Read full biography
A preeminent Neo-Classical* American sculptor of the nineteenth century, Hiram Powers was a carver in marble* of figures including many subjects from Greek mythology. According to one source, his work, Prosperone, became "the most favored single piece among Powers' work, and it was copied more times than any other work ever produced by an American sculptor" (Christie's New York, 12/2/1988). His sculpture, Greek Slave, was "the best known work of the mid century". (Samuels, 379). Born on a poverty-stricken farm in Vermont, near Woodstock, in 1805, Powers had humble beginnings, being the eighth of nine children. His family moved to Cincinnati where from the ages of 17 to 23, he held jobs in the Luman Watson clock and organ factory, and he studied with portrait sculptor Frederick Eckstein from whom he learned clay modeling and plaster casting. He... Read full biography
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Keywords (43)
Art Method
- •Butter Sculpture
- •Direct Carver, Hand Carving
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Bronze
- •Clay, Earthenware Vessels
- •Marble
- •Plaster
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
- •Wax
Art Style
- •Classical Realist
- •Neo Classical, Neo Classicism
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Andrew Jackson
- •George Washington
- •Human Head Images, Portrait Heads, Faces
- •Life-Size Portrait, Figure, Animal
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portrait Bust Sculpture
- •Portrait-Full Length
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Portraits: Notables, Society, Celebrity, Historical and/or Royalty
- •Romanticism, Idealism, Nostalgia
- •Torsos
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Cincinnati Before 1900
- •Expatriate from USA or Canada
- •Italy Before World War I
- •Sculptor in Rome and/or Florence, Italy, 19th Century
- •Washington DC Before 1900
Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •National Sculpture Society
Art Teacher
- •Frederick Eckstein
Art Collection
- •Chicago Union League Club
- •Jo Ann & Julian Ganz, Jr. Collection
- •US Capitol Building, Washington DC
- •Warner Collection
Added Description
- •Female Figure and/or Portrait Specialty
- •Patron Support by Nicholas Longworth, Ohio
- •Yankee Stonecutter
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Sculpture Society-
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts