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A prisioneira branca

1857–58; carved 1858–59
Not on view
Em meados do século XIX, o estilo neoclássico dominava a escultura americana e as obras em mármore branco eram muito populares por causa das associações dessa pedra com a antiguidade clássica. Embora este nu gracioso de tamanho natural evidencie o espírito neoclássico, é provável que tenha se inspirado em histórias de conflitos entre índios e pioneiros brancos nos territórios da fronteira. Palmer retrata uma jovem prisioneira que foi raptada enquanto dormia; seus sequestradores amarraram suas mãos e removeram a camisola, que aparece pendurada em um tronco de árvore. Originalmente do norte do estado de Nova Iorque, Palmer era um autodidata e nunca estudou no exterior, ao contrário de muitos de seus contemporâneos.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: A prisioneira branca
  • Artista: Erastus Dow Palmer, americano, 1817–1904
  • Data: 1857–58, esculpida em 1858–59
  • Meio: Mármore
  • Dimensões: 165,1 x 51,4 x 43,2 cm
  • Linha de créditos: Legado de Hamilton Fish, 1894
  • Número de acesso: 94.9.3
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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