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Monday, 06 July 2015 11:01

Hiram Powers’ Iconic “Greek Slave” Sculpture Goes on View in Washington, D.C.

Hiram Powers' 'Greek Slave.' Hiram Powers' 'Greek Slave.' Flickr

The Smithsonian American Art Museum is featuring one of the 19th century's most famous sculptures with a new exhibition about artist Hiram Powers' "Greek Slave."

The new exhibition "Measured Perfection" opens Friday. The museum says the exhibit reveals the inner workings of the artist and innovator who adapted long-established traditions in sculpture to new technologies of the 1800s.

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