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Essa y .................... Arms for Art, and Other Shenanigans The Curious Case of a Marble Bust of John C. Calhoun by John W. Coffey The bust of the seventh vice president of the United States arrived damaged—the purity of its Tuscan marble surface marred by unsightly yellow stains of unknown origin—and its provenance a mystery. John C. Calhoun , by Hiram Powers, in its damaged state. Modeled 1835, carved 1859, marble, H 29 1/2 inches. Presented to the State of North Carolina by Wharton Jackson Green, 1861; transferred to the North Carolina Museum of Art, 1956. Courtesy of the North Carolina Museum of Art. 5 he North Carolina Museum of Art first opened its doors in April 1956. That same month the museum received from the North Carolina Hall of History a marble bust of John C. Calhoun by the American sculptor Hiram Powers (1805–1873). Apparently, T the Hall of History, later renamed the North Carolina Museum of History ( ncMa), had little use for a bust of the seventh vice president of the United States. Though the preeminent statesman and political theorist of the Antebellum South, Calhoun was, after all, a South Carolinian. Also, the sculpture was damaged,
Southern Cultures – University of North Carolina Press
Published: Nov 14, 2013
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