Artist:

John Rogers, born Salem, MA 1829-died New Canaan, CT 1904  Search this

Medium:

painted plaster

Dimensions:

21 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 10 in. (54.5 x 42.0 x 25.4 cm)

Type:

Sculpture

Date:

patented 1870

Luce Center Label:

John Rogers sold more than eight thousand copies of the group Coming to the Parson, making it by far his most successful piece. This group was particularly favored as a wedding present. Rogers included a newspaper titled The Union, which was inspired by a newspaper he read while working as a mechanic in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Topic:

Figure group  Search this

Ceremony\wedding  Search this

Occupation\religion\clergy  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Rogers and Son

Object number:

1882.1.9

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a6f87577-2507-49a3-bd48-e1604b3ca30b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1882.1.9