John Rogers (1829-1904) is arguably the most popular American sculptor ever, selling over 80,000 small plasters, known as ""Rogers Groups"" over the course of a career that spanned the late nineteenth century. Rogers himself said, ""I want each group to tell a story,"" and these narrative sculptures carried on a deeply rooted popular American genre tradition that was established in the antebellum period by painters such as William Sidney Mount and George Caleb Bingham. The book, generously illustrated and containing eleven ...
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John Rogers (1829-1904) is arguably the most popular American sculptor ever, selling over 80,000 small plasters, known as ""Rogers Groups"" over the course of a career that spanned the late nineteenth century. Rogers himself said, ""I want each group to tell a story,"" and these narrative sculptures carried on a deeply rooted popular American genre tradition that was established in the antebellum period by painters such as William Sidney Mount and George Caleb Bingham. The book, generously illustrated and containing eleven essays on different aspects of his work (including its Neoclassical elements influences and the mass market it found), aims to bring Rogers's work to life for a new generation of admirers. Other contributors include Linda S. Ferber, senior art historian and director emerita, N-YHS; Erin Toomey, Jessica Fracassini and Leslie Ransick Gat, Art Conservation Group; Michael Clapper, associate professor, Franklin and Marshall College; Melissa Dabakis, professor, Kenyon College; David Jaffee, professor, Bard Graduate Center; Michael Leja, professor, University of Pennsylvania; Leo Mazow, curator of American Art, Palmer Museum of Art; Kirk Savage, associate professor, University of Pittsburgh; and Thayer Tolles, associate curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Add this copy of John Rogers: American Stories to cart. $60.90, very good condition, Sold by Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marietta, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2012 by New York Historical Society.
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VG-with just light shelf wear. Blue card wraps with illustration and white lettering. French flaps. 243 pp. full of color images. Co-published by Philip Wilson Publishers, London. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University, Feb. 22-May 15, 2011; the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, June 19-Oct. 9, 2011; and the New-York Historical Society, Oct. 19, 2012-Feb. 17, 2013.
Add this copy of John Rogers American Stories to cart. $2,470.00, new condition, Sold by BWS Bks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ferndale, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Philip Wilson Publishers.
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New. 0856676896. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--244 pages; 200 illustrations including 100 in color. Publisher's description: John Rogers (1829–1904) is arguably the most popular American sculptor ever, selling over 80, 000 small plasters, known as ‘Rogers Groups' over the course of a career that spanned the late nineteenth century. Rogers created arresting and memorable subjects drawn from the American experience, including the Civil War, domestic life, and theatrical scenes from Shakespeare and Washington Irving. Rogers said, ‘I want each group to tell a story, ' and these narrative sculptures carried on a deeply rooted popular American genre tradition that was established in the antebellum period by painters such as William Sidney Mount and George Caleb Bingham. Rogers wished to make his sculptures available and affordable to the widest possible audience, and his success in creating and disseminating a democratic art form set him apart from his contemporaries. In an era when most Americans had little access to original works of art, Rogers Groups were a commonplace in the homes of the middle and upper classes. More than any other artist of his era, Rogers reached Americans en masse, addressing the ideals and issues that shaped their lives and defined their experience. --with a bonus offer--
