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Checker Players
Checker Players

Checker Players

Artist John Rogers American, 1829 - 1904
Date1860
MediumSlip cast plaster, paint
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/4 x 10 x 6 3/4 in. (21 x 25.4 x 17.1 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineDonated by Charles R.Wood
Object number1992.4.9
On View
Not on view
Collections
  • Sculpture
  • American Paintings & Sculpture
SignedIntaglio printed in sans serif capital letters "JOHN ROGERS/NEW YORK/1860" on the center front top of the base.
Inscribed"CHECKER PLAYERS" in sans serif block capitals on the front face of the base.
MarkingsA piece of masking tape with "141" in pencil on the back face of the base refers to box number according to Lubus appraisal.
DescriptionParlor sculpture of two male figures seated on a box/board construction settee. A checkerboard rests between them on their legs. The left figure has his head tilted back in laughter, the right figure leans his chin on his right hand contemplating the board. Octagonal base.ProvenanceGlens Falls, NY, Charles R. Wood
1992, Glens Falls, NY, The Hyde Collection Trust