"Ha, I Like Not That!"

Artist John Rogers American, 1829 - 1904

Date1882

MediumSlip cast plaster, paint

DimensionsOverall: 22 x 19 x 11 in. (55.9 x 48.3 x 27.9 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineDonated by Charles R.Wood

Object number1992.4.33

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Sculpture
American Paintings & Sculpture

Signed"JOHN ROGERS/NEW YORK/1882" in intaglio printing san serif capital letters on the center top of the base

InscribedIn quote marks "HA, I LIKE NOT THAT!" intaglio printing in sans serif block capital letters on the front face of the base. Also, the names of the four characters are inscribed on the beveled upper front edge of the base (see Description).

Markings"67" in pencil on the face of the base at back. This number refers to a box number according to Lubus appraisal.

DescriptionParlor sculpture of four figures in theatrical Elizabethan dress, three males and one female, grouped around steps and a pedestal surmounted by a large urn. According to Wallace (see NOTES) the scene is taken from Shakespeare's 'Othello,' Act III, Scene 3. The names of each character are inscribed below on the beveled edge of the rounded rectangular base, from left to right: "IAGO/OTHELLO/DESDEMONA/CASSIO."

Green felt glued to the underside of base.Exhibition History"The Sculpture of John Rogers from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Wood," March 23 to April 30, 1972, The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY with accompanying catalog.ProvenanceGlens Falls, NY, Charles R. Wood
1992, Glens Falls, NY, The Hyde Collection Trust