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Monday, January 23, 2017

“Greek Slave,” the Washington, D.C. Legacy of Hiram Powers’ 1840s masterpiece

Standing solemnly, violated yet dignified, nude but chaste, in the room William Wilson Corcoran arranged specifically for her, his favorite artwork. She’s facing away, purposefully opposite on axis from the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery’s Grand Salon ...


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