Hiram Powers was an American sculptor originally from___ who later moved to Ohio where he studied classical art. He started his career in Washington, D.C were he modeled many portraits and made a couple wax models for the Cincinnati museum. In 1843, Greek slave was one of his most famous and controversial statue in Europe and U.S. In addition to the Greek Slave, Powers also sculpted the presidents Franklin and Jefferson which are now in the capital, Washington D.C.
The Greek Slave is “…a life-sized marble of a Greek woman captured by the Turks during the Greek Revolution (1821-1832)… (Cole 51). At that time Greece was at war against the Ottoman domination fighting for their freedom. During the mid-nineteen century, nudes of Greek gods and goddesses
The Greek Slave is “…a life-sized marble of a Greek woman captured by the Turks during the Greek Revolution (1821-1832)… (Cole 51). At that time Greece was at war against the Ottoman domination fighting for their freedom. During the mid-nineteen century, nudes of Greek gods and goddesses