Greek Slave, 1851, Salted paper print from paper negative, Image: 8 3/8 × 6 5/16 in. (21.3 × 16.1 cm), Photographs, Hugh Owen (British, 1808–1897), Photography became a primary means of representing sculpture in the mid-nineteenth century, and one of the most photographed works was Hiram Power’s Greek Slave. The American sculptor created six full-size marble versions of a young nude Greek woman in a Turkish slave market, exhibiting them publicly in Europe and the United States
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Greek Slave, 1851, Salted paper print, paper negative, Image, 8 3/8, 6 5/16, 21.3, 16.1 cm, Photographs, Hugh Owen, British, 1808–1897, Photography, primary means, representing sculpture, mid-nineteenth century, photographed works, Hiram Power, Greek, Slave, American sculptor, created, six, full-size, marble, versions, young nude, woman, Turkish slave, market, exhibiting, publicly, Europe, United States
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