Hide and Seek, Whoop!

Artist John Rogers American, 1829 - 1904

Date1874

MediumCast iron, paint

DimensionsOverall: 45 x 20 x 14 in. (114.3 x 50.8 x 35.6 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineDonated by Charles R.Wood

Object number1992.4.34

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Sculpture
American Paintings & Sculpture

SignedIntaglio printing in sans serif block capital letters "JOHN ROGERS/NEW YORK" on the upper front face of the tree trunk.

Inscribed"HIDE AND SEEK/WHOOP" intaglio printing in sans serif capitals on the front of the base

Markings"PATENTED MAR (?) rest not legible without moving, intaglio printed block capitals on the back face of the base

DescriptionProbably intended as garden or outdoor sculpture. Life-sized figure of a girl wearing a bead necklace that she is twisting in her left hand. She is peering to her left around a tree trunk pedestal with an urn on top (urn is a separate, removable element). The urn handles are in the form of an oak branch and leaves with a squirrel forming the upper curve of the handle.

Per Wallace (see NOTES), "Hide and Seek!", a related figure of a boy, was made as a companion piece. He is 1992.4.35. The two differ in several small ways. The bark of the tree on .34 is rougher, the foliage on the urn more elaborate and the rounded rectangular base is squared off at the back. This and other construction elements visible on the back indicate that it was not made to be seen in the round, while .35 might have been.ProvenanceGlens Falls, NY, Charles R. Wood
1992, Glens Falls, NY, The Hyde Collection Trust