Won by Kate Gillespie at the Cosmopolitan Art Association prize-draw, Sandusky, 1855

The Cosmopolitan Art Association Illustrated Catalogue, 1855-6 (New York: John A. Gray, 1855), front cover.The Cosmopolitan Art Association Illustrated Catalogue, 1855-6 (New York: John A. Gray, 1855), front cover.
“Distribution of Prizes,” Baltimore Sun, March 2, 1855, 6.“Distribution of Prizes,” Baltimore Sun, March 2, 1855, 6.
“Cosmopolitan Art and Literary Association,” Louisville Daily Courier, March 5, 1855, 4.“Cosmopolitan Art and Literary Association,” Louisville Daily Courier, March 5, 1855, 4.
“The Greek Slave,” Baltimore Sun, April 17, 1855, 1. “The Greek Slave,” Baltimore Sun, April 17, 1855, 1.

Won by Kate Gillespie at the Cosmopolitan Art Association prize-draw, Sandusky, 1855

The Cosmopolitan Art Association’s prize-draw for The Greek Slave took place in February 1855. The statue was won by Mrs. Kate Gillespie of Brady’s Bend, Pennsylvania.

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