Second version, exhibited at the National Academy of Design, New York, 1847–48

The North American tour of The Greek Slave was managed by Miner K. Kellogg (1814–89), an artist and friend of Powers. (See Tanya Pohrt’s essay.) The tour began at the National Academy of Design, housed at that time in the New York Society Library at the corner of Broadway and Leonard Street, where the statue was shown in the “large Saloon.” The exhibition was open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and entry cost 25 cents for a single admission or 50 cents for season tickets. Richard P. Wunder gives the exhibition dates as August 26, 1847, to January 8, 1848.[1]

^{[1] Richard P. Wunder, Hiram Powers: Vermont Sculptor, 1805–1873 (Newark: University of Delaware Press), 2:161.}

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“Second Building of the New York Society Library, 1840-1853,” Austin Baxter Keep, History of the New York Society Library (New York: De Vinne Press, 1908), 400. “Second Building of the New York Society Library, 1840-1853,” Austin Baxter Keep, History of the New York Society Library (New York: De Vinne Press, 1908), 400.

“Power’s Greek Slave,” Louisville Morning Courier, September 10, 1847, 2. “Power’s Greek Slave,” Louisville Morning Courier, September 10, 1847, 2.

Advertisement, New York Daily Tribune, November 12, 1847, 3. Advertisement, New York Daily Tribune, November 12, 1847, 3.

“The Fine Arts,” New York Herald, November 28, 1847, 2. “The Fine Arts,” New York Herald, November 28, 1847, 2.