Exhibited at the Western Art Union, Cincinnati, 1850–51

Exhibited at the Western Art Union, Cincinnati, 1850–51

Upon its acquisition of James Robb’s Greek Slave, the Western Art Union transported the statue from New Orleans to Cincinnati and displayed it at its gallery at Fourth and Sycamore Streets. The exhibition was widely advertised in anticipation of the Union’s prize-draw, which would give its members a chance to win the statue. 

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B. Oertly, draftsman, Otto Onken, lithographer, *Map of Cincinnati, Covington and Newport* (detail), ca. 1852 (Otto Onken: Cincinnati). Lithograph. The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati.
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“The Greek Slave,” *Daily Picayune* (New Orleans), January 8, 1850, 2.
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“The Western Art Union,” *Louisville Morning Courier*, November 30, 1850, 2.
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Advertisement, “Western Art Union,” *Charleston Mercury* (South Carolina), December 31, 1850, 3.
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