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Taking the Oath: and Drawing Rations, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Rogers, John H. 1829-1904  Search this
Medium:
Plaster
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Strong Museum One Manhattan Square Rochester New York 14607 Accession Number: 74.3698
Date:
Patented in November 1865
Notes:
Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum, 1988.
Summary:
A southern woman with her small son is taking allegiance to the Union while a Union officer stands by. A black boy with a basket is watching and waiting to have his basket filled from a barrel nearby.
Topic:
Occupation--Military  Search this
History--United States--Civil War  Search this
Control number:
IAS 60790005
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_23611