Acquired by the Cosmopolitan Art Association, New York, 1857

Acquired by the Cosmopolitan Art Association, New York, 1857

Soon after winning The Greek Slave at the Cosmopolitan Art Association prize-draw, Kate Gillespie engaged H. H. Leeds of New York to sell the statue by auction. The Cosmopolitan Art Association repurchased the statue for $6,000.  

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“Sale of Powers’ Greek Slave,” *New York Daily Times*, June 24, 1857, 8.
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“Greek Slave Re-Purchased,” *Cosmopolitan Art Journal*, September 1, 1857, 162.
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