John Rogers created sculptures in New York for more than three decades in the latter half of the nineteenth century,and his unique blend of artistry and entrepreneurship was perfectly suited to the country's cultural and commercial capital. His works spread across the country, bringing with them a shared experience of the era's signal events and the possibility that a personal experience of fine art might be within almost anyone's reach. ...
President's Foreword
Director's Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Sculpture for a Mass Market Michael Leja
Looking at Rogers Groups Michael Clapper
Themes in Rogers' Work
Neoclassicism and the Artist's Ideal Kimberly Orcutt
John Rogers, the Civil War, and "the subtle question of the hour" Kirk Savage
John Rogers, Lilly Martin Spencer, and the Culture of Sentimentality Melissa Dabakis
Read, Look, Listen: Literary Motives in John Rogers' America Leo G. Mazow
Folio of Genre Groups
The Life of a Rogers Group
A Union of Art and Industry: How Rogers Groups Were Made Thayer Tolles
Selling the John Rogers Brand Kimberly Orcutt
John Rogers Takes His Place in the Parlor DavidJaffee
The Rise and Fall--and Rise--of John Rogers Kimberly Orcutt
John Rogers' Monochromes: A Conservation Studio's Practical Approach
Erin Toomey, Jessica Fracassini, and Leslie Ransick Gat
Chronology
Selected Bibliography
Index