A Rare Marble Sculpture by America’s First Professional Female Sculptor Sat Hidden in Plain Sight for Decades in an English Garden
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“A debut bust by Harriet Goodhue Hosmer was discovered during a house appraisal after being mistaken for an ordinary garden ornament for decades.”
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