sculpture, plaster

human history

sculpture, plaster cast, female figure representing the muse Polyhymnia, muse of song and poetry. In 1878, the Auckland Museum in Princes Street received a gift of 34 casts of antique statuary from a wealthy expatriate Aucklander, Thomas Russell. John Logan Campbell saw the opportunity to establish the first free school of art in Auckland to be located in the Museum. The statues were used as models for figure drawing. Other classical statues were subsequently donated.

Whakahounga o Mua: 14 Nov 2025
Ingoa Kē

Polyhymnia

Wāhi
Covent Garden/London/England
Rā Tāpiringa

05 Aug 1878

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

1999X1.6 (temporary accession number)

Wāhanga

Applied Arts and Design

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Polyhymnia
Polyhymnia © Auckland Museum CC BY 4.0
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