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Artist:
John Rogers, born Salem, MA 1829-died New Canaan, CT 1904  Search this
Medium:
painted plaster
Dimensions:
20 3/8 x 17 1/2 x 12 5/8 in. (51.9 x 44.6 x 32.2 cm)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
patented 1875
Luce Center Label:
John Rogers created several groups that depicted people playing checkers. The first of these, Checker Players, was modeled in 1859 and received so much publicity that Rogers decided to devote all of his time to sculpting. Checkers up at the Farm was completed some fifteen years later and was Rogers’s second most popular piece, with a total sale of five thousand copies. The artist’s wife, Hattie, was the model for the farmer’s wife who watches the final moments of the game.
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Figure group\family  Search this
Recreation\sport and play\checkers  Search this
Occupation\farm\farmer  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Rogers and Son
Object number:
1882.1.8
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2nd Floor, South Wing
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7b4124123-ce21-4b78-96c5-ecea82205d13
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1882.1.8