2004-10-30/2019-10-20 - From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). — Born 1805 in Woodstock, Vermont; in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1819 (1822?); with Luman Watson of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1822–1837; in Italy, 1837, art student; noted sculptor; died 1873 in Florence, Italy. Sources: David Fox. Barbara J. Owen and Thomas Cunningham, "New Revised Builders List" [continued], The Tracker 9:3 (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1965), 14. Kenneth Wayne Hart, "Cincinnati Organ Builders of the Nineteenth Century", The Tracker 20:3 (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1976), 11. Kenneth Wayne Hart, "Cincinnati Organ Builders of the Nineteenth Century" part 4, The Tracker 21:2 (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1977), 7.
2019-10-21/2019-10-21 - From Organ Database Builders editor Stephen Hall, October 20, 2019. — Excerpt from Hart's article: Watson's chief assistant in his organ building was Hiram Powers (1805-1873), who came to Cincinnati from his native Vermont in 1822. After working for Watson for six years, Powers was launched on a career as a sculptor. He became the most important sculptor of his day, doing busts of Robert Hamilton Bishop (first President of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio), Chief Justice Marshall, President Andrew Jackson, and Senators Calhoun and Webster. Some of his work is still displayed at the Cincinnati Art Museum. After working in Washington, D.C., for two years, Powers moved to Florence, Italy, in 1837, where he spent the rest of his life. Source: Kenneth Wayne Hart, "Cincinnati Organ Builders of the Nineteenth Century", The Tracker 20:3 (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1976), 11.
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