Alexander Parker Rogers papers relating to John Rogers
name: label: Creator
content: Rogers, Alexander Parker
label: Names
content: Rogers, John, 1829-1904
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors
label: Topic
content: Sculpture, American
label: Topic
content: Sculpture, Modern -- 19th century -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Transferred from the National Museum of Art Library, 1990, which purchased the papers along with books on Rogers from Mary Hamilton, of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
creator: label: Creator
content: Rogers, Alexander Parker
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Son of American sculptor John Rogers, best known for his popular statuary groups.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1875-1966
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.rogealex
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 3 versions of Alexander P. Rogers' typescript "John Rogers - The Man," and correspondence with magazines regarding it's publication, 1950; typescripts "Recollections of my father, John Rogers (sculptor)," and "Recollections of my mother, Harriet Frances Rogers (1841-1927)," 1940; a handwritten list of John Rogers' finished and unfinished bronzes in the studio at New Canaan, Conn.; clippings on Rogers, 1920-1966; a 1939 wall calendar with prints of Rogers' sculptures; family photographs and a carte-de-visite of John Rogers in his studio; a list of family photographs collected by Alexander P. Rogers which were presented in his memory to the New York Historical Society, and correspondence regarding the NYHS donation.