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Caleb Fiske Harris
From the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Caleb Fiske Harris was a New York businessman and avid collector of books. He commissioned Hiram Powers to create this sculpture in 1867, along with a portrait of his wife, Emily Stevenson Davis Harris. After his death, his extensive library was acquired by his alma mater, Brown University, and is still considered one of the best private book collections in the United States.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineCaleb Fiske Harris. 1867. Hiram Powers, born Woodstock, VT 1805-died Florence, Italy 1873. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson. CC0.
