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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1. Verfasser: Lemmey, Karen (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch Artikel
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: [2016]
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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

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