Checkers up at the Farm / John Rogers

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Accession Number
1950/1.100
Title
Checkers up at the Farm
Artist
John Rogers
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
1829-1904
Medium and Support
painted plaster
Object Creation Date
1875
Object Creation Place
North and Central America (continent)
United States (nation)
Creation Place 2
United States (nation)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Inscription
Signed and inscribed, top face of base, l.c.: JOHN ROGERS / NEW YORK Inscribed front face of base, c.: CHECKERS / UP AT THE FARM Inscribed top face of base, u.r.: PATENTED / DECEMBER 28th 1875.
Dimensions
51.1 cm x 43.8 cm x 29.5 cm (20 1/8 in. x 17 1/4 in. x 11 5/8 in.)
Century
19th century
Primary Object Classification
Sculpture
Primary Object Type
casting
Secondary Object Classification
Sculpture
Secondary Object Type
nude
Physical Description
Plaster sculpture depicting two men sitting on stools playing checkers using a barrel as a table with a woman holding a baby standing behind them.
Subject Matter
Checkers up at the Farm, like many 19th-century works focuses on a domestic scene that highlights happier aspects of American life. It is a jovial genre-scene, which like many of John Rogers’ works tells a story and is infused with sentiment and a touch of humor. This piece depicts two men playing a game of checkers. The man on the right appears to be winning. John Rogers worked directly in clay from live models (often his wife, children and friends). He mass-produced affordable plaster copies of his most popular pieces, and his works soon became a parlor-necessity in Victorian America.
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Record
1950/1.100
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"Checkers up at the Farm; John Rogers." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1950-sl-1.100/1950_1.100.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
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