John Rogers
American, 1829 - 1904
Death-PlaceNew Canaan, CT
Birth-PlaceSalem, MA
BiographyRogers ran one of the most successful art production firms of all time. He created and marketed hundreds of inexpensive plaster sculptures which were given away as wedding and birthday presents during the nineteenth century as well as many illustrated dramatic scenes from Shakespeare plays and popular American poems. An equivalent phenomenon was the popularity of Currier and Ives Prints. Person Type(not assigned)
American, 1876 - 1973
