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Artists›John Rogers

John Rogers

1934⚠–1904

WA-00014837

Lancashire, UK

Sculpture

Representation

None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

Works in Collection

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Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ143750

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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No image

Video: Recent Nonfiction

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985

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Recent Documentaries, Part II

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983

Field Verification (2 fields)

0 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (1)

Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

John Rogers was an American sculptor who produced very popular, relatively inexpensive figurines in the latter 19th century.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 40% · Updated 2mo ago

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Sculpture

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art National Portrait Gallery

Canonical record

Artworks (43)

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Wheat Shocks

1951 · lithograph

Sheet: 31 x 41.2 cm (12 3/16 x 16 1/4 in.); Image: 22.5 x 30.1 cm (8 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Gray and Gold

1942 · oil on canvas

Framed: 116 x 152 x 12.5 cm (45 11/16 x 59 13/16 x 4 15/16 in.); Unframed: 91.5 x 151.8 cm (36 x 59 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Untitled (design for silverware)

1900 · Graphite and black colored pencil on paper

9 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (24.1 x 18.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

"Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?"

1885 · painted plaster

21 3/4 x 17 1/2 x 12 3/4 in. (55.3 x 44.5 x 32.3 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

A Matter of Opinion

1884 · painted plaster

20 7/8 x 18 1/8 x 12 3/4 in. (53.0 x 46.0 x 32.4 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Neighboring Pews

1883 · plaster

17 5/8 x 17 x 12 1/8 in. (44.9 x 43.2 x 30.8 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Neighboring Pews

1883 · cast and painted plaster

18 5/8 x 16 7/8 x 12 in. (47.4 x 42.8 x 30.5 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

"Ha! I Like Not That"

1882 · painted plaster

22 x 20 3/4 x 14 3/8 in. (55.8 x 52.6 x 36.5 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Wrestlers

1881 · painted plaster

26 7/8 x 17 7/8 x 14 1/2 in. (68.2 x 45.4 x 36.9 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Balcony

1879 · cast and painted plaster

31 3/4 in. x 15 in. x 12 1/2 in. (80.7 x 38.2 x 31.6 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Peddler at the Fair

1878 · cast and painted plaster

20 1/2 x 19 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (52.1 x 50.2 x 26.7 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Private Theatricals/Last Moments behind the Scenes

1878 · plaster/cast/painted

24 1/8 x 19 5/8 x 12 in. (61.3 x 50.0 x 30.5 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Elder's Daughter

1877 · painted plaster

21 x 19 1/2 x 10 5/8 in. (53.2 x 49.5 x 27.1 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

School Days

1877 · plaster/cast/painted

20 3/8 x 14 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (51.9 x 37.4 x 25.1 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Checkers up at the Farm

1875 · painted plaster

20 3/8 x 17 1/2 x 12 5/8 in. (51.9 x 44.6 x 32.2 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

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George Washington

1875 · Bronze

29 x 10 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (73.7 x 26.7 x 24.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

George Washington

1875 · Bronze

29 × 10 1/2 × 9 1/2 in., 64 lb. (73.7 × 26.7 × 24.1 cm, 29 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Council of War

1873 · painted plaster

24 1/8 x 17 1/8 x 13 7/8 in. (61.3 x 43.4 x 35.1 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Going for the Cows

1873 · painted plaster

11 1/2 x 14 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. (29.2 x 37.4 x 24.3 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Favored Scholar

1873 · cast and painted plaster

21 1/8 x 16 1/8 x 12 1/4 in. (53.5 x 40.9 x 31.0 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Playing Doctor

1872 · painted plaster

14 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. (37.4 x 39.3 x 28.5 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Rip Van Winkle at Home

1871 · plaster/cast/painted

18 1/4 x 9 x 10 5/8 in. (46.4 x 22.8 x 27.0 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Rip Van Winkle Returned

1871 · Painted plaster

20 3/4 x 10 x 8 in. (52.7 x 25.4 x 20.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rip Van Winkle Returned

1871 · Painted plaster

20 3/4 x 10 x 8 in. (52.7 x 25.4 x 20.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (5)

43 published of 43 catalogued · 37 with image

Smithsonian
29 published29 img
The Met
10 published6 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
2 published
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img
Nga
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 1 sources

Gray and Gold
1942 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Wheat Shocks
1951 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Art Institute of Chicago

Artsy

Met Museum

Relationships

Collections6

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art National Portrait Gallery

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

National Gallery of Art

In collection

National Portrait Gallery

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Video: Recent Nonfiction

New York · 1985

Group Exhibition Recent Documentaries, Part II

New York · 1983