Artist. One of his many realistic "Rogers group" sculpures, entitled "Slave Auction," promoted the cause of the abolishionists. Other works depicted American scenes and ideals, and exposed the average person to art, giving rise to his reputation as "The People's Sculptor." His piece, "The Council of War," contains portraits of President Abraham Lincoln, General Ulysses S. Grant, and Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. His life-size sculpture of Lincoln won a bronze medal at the 1893 Columbian Exposition. His later works, such as "Ichabod Crane," were based on literature or incidents from daily life. He produced over 80 patented works and sold over eighty-thousand reproductions. Tabletop, inexpensive, machine-produced plaster copies of his work that were very popular during his lifetime are now collectors items. His studio at 33 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan, Connecticut, has been preserved as a museum by the New Canaan Historical Socity, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Artist. One of his many realistic "Rogers group" sculpures, entitled "Slave Auction," promoted the cause of the abolishionists. Other works depicted American scenes and ideals, and exposed the average person to art, giving rise to his reputation as "The People's Sculptor." His piece, "The Council of War," contains portraits of President Abraham Lincoln, General Ulysses S. Grant, and Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. His life-size sculpture of Lincoln won a bronze medal at the 1893 Columbian Exposition. His later works, such as "Ichabod Crane," were based on literature or incidents from daily life. He produced over 80 patented works and sold over eighty-thousand reproductions. Tabletop, inexpensive, machine-produced plaster copies of his work that were very popular during his lifetime are now collectors items. His studio at 33 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan, Connecticut, has been preserved as a museum by the New Canaan Historical Socity, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Bio by: Jan Franco
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