Charity (fragment)

A white plaster head of an idealized figure with deeply carved, wavy hair swept back and rising into a crown-like ornament above the brow. The face has a calm expression, and the head is mounted on a wooden post against a plain grey backdrop, with visible cracks and brown stains on the surface.

Artist

Hiram Powers

Date

modeled ca. 1867

Medium

plaster

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2496 × 3000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum