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John Rogers

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John Rogers Famous memorial

Birth
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
26 Jul 1904 (aged 74)
New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.1445778, Longitude: -73.4821764
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Artist. One of his many realistic "Rogers group" sculpures, entitled "Slave Auction," promoted the cause of the abolishionists. Other works depicted American scenes and ideals, and exposed the average person to art, giving rise to his reputation as "The People's Sculptor." His piece, "The Council of War," contains portraits of President Abraham Lincoln, General Ulysses S. Grant, and Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. His life-size sculpture of Lincoln won a bronze medal at the 1893 Columbian Exposition. His later works, such as "Ichabod Crane," were based on literature or incidents from daily life. He produced over 80 patented works and sold over eighty-thousand reproductions. Tabletop, inexpensive, machine-produced plaster copies of his work that were very popular during his lifetime are now collectors items. His studio at 33 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan, Connecticut, has been preserved as a museum by the New Canaan Historical Socity, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Artist. One of his many realistic "Rogers group" sculpures, entitled "Slave Auction," promoted the cause of the abolishionists. Other works depicted American scenes and ideals, and exposed the average person to art, giving rise to his reputation as "The People's Sculptor." His piece, "The Council of War," contains portraits of President Abraham Lincoln, General Ulysses S. Grant, and Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. His life-size sculpture of Lincoln won a bronze medal at the 1893 Columbian Exposition. His later works, such as "Ichabod Crane," were based on literature or incidents from daily life. He produced over 80 patented works and sold over eighty-thousand reproductions. Tabletop, inexpensive, machine-produced plaster copies of his work that were very popular during his lifetime are now collectors items. His studio at 33 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan, Connecticut, has been preserved as a museum by the New Canaan Historical Socity, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Bio by: Jan Franco



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  • Originally Created by: Jan Franco
  • Added: Nov 5, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16477464/john-rogers: accessed ), memorial page for John Rogers (30 Oct 1829–26 Jul 1904), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16477464, citing Lakeview Cemetery, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.