| The Greek Slave, the first publicly exhibited, life-size American sculpture depicting
a fully nude human figure, met with unprecedented popular and critical success.
Arguably the most famous American sculpture ever, the Slave not only won Powers
enormous international acclaim but also enhanced the overseas reputation of American
art and culture. . . .
:: Sarah Cash, Bechhoefer Curator of American Art
Corcoran Gallery of Art |
Text excerpted from A Capital Collection: Masterworks from
the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
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