A Country Woman

model 1838, carved 1839

Hiram Powers

Sculptor, American, 1805 - 1873

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift from the artist to Caroline Martha Hampton Preston [1807-1883, Mrs. John Smith Preston], Columbia, South Carolina; purchased by William Wilson Corcoran [1798-1888], Washington; gift 1873 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

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Exhibition History

1966

  • Past and Present: 250 Years of American Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 15 April - 15 September 1966, unpublished checklist.

Bibliography

1930

  • Taft, Lorado. The History of American Sculpture. New York, 1930: 67.

1994

  • Craven, Wayne. American Art: History and Culture. New York, 1994: 252.

Wikidata ID

Q63864029

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