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Archives of American Art
Alexander Parker Rogers papers relating to John Rogers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.rogealex
- Creators:
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Rogers, Alexander Parker
- Dates:
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1875-1966
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.2 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
3 versions of Alexander P. Rogers' typescript "John Rogers - The Man," and correspondence with magazines regarding it's publication, 1950; typescripts "Recollections of my father, John Rogers (sculptor)," and "Recollections of my mother, Harriet Frances Rogers (1841-1927)," 1940; a handwritten list of John Rogers' finished and unfinished bronzes in the studio at New Canaan, Conn.; clippings on Rogers, 1920-1966; a 1939 wall calendar with prints of Rogers' sculptures; family photographs and a carte-de-visite of John Rogers in his studio; a list of family photographs collected by Alexander P. Rogers which were presented in his memory to the New York Historical Society, and correspondence regarding the NYHS donation.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Son of American sculptor John Rogers, best known for his popular statuary groups.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the National Museum of Art Library, 1990, which purchased the papers along with books on Rogers from Mary Hamilton, of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Sculpture, American | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sculpture, Modern -- 19th century -- United States | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sculptors | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Rogers, John, 1829-1904 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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