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Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer..
By Hiram Powers [1805-1873]
1871 / Marble..
The marker reads..
The prominent Chicago art collectors and philanthropists Bertha and Potter Palmer commissioned these marble portraits during their wedding trip to Europe in 1871. Among the first works of arts they purchased, these busts are indicative of the naturalistic, yet classically refined style of Hiram Powers, a well-known American sculptor who resided in Florence. Powers immortalized the couple in a dignified and graceful manner suitable for their social status. The Palmer's were among the first Americans to avidly collect French Impressionist paintings and much of their collection now belongs to the Art Institute. They were advised on many of their purchases by Mary Cassatt...
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