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Wounded to the Rear- One More Shot Sculpture

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Wounded to the Rear- One More Shot Sculpture
<B>“Wounded…to the Rear - One More Shot”, a Sculpture by noted Civil War Sculptor John Rogers.</B></I> Rogers (1829-1904) was born in Salem, Massachusetts and originally trained as an engineer. He studied sculpture in Rome and Paris for a short time in 1858 but returned to the United States where he opened a studio in New York in 1859. This sculpture is from some of his earliest work that focused on the Civil War. <BR><BR>“Wounded to the Rear - One More Shot” is a painted plaster sculpture approximately 21” in height and 11” wide at its base. An example identical to this piece is located in the Smithsonian Institution, numbered 1882.1.6 and was a gift of the sculptor Rogers and his son. Depicted in this dramatic work are two soldiers in the midst of battle - one wounded with the other standing figure reaching into his cartridge box for "one more shot" before helping his wounded comrade from the field. The detail of the sculpture is continued 360 degrees with the most minute of points in the uniform such as the "US" belt buckle and federal eagle on the shoulder strap defined. <BR><BR>With the title 'Wounded…to the Rear' carved into the front of the base, the artist's name appears on the side of the knapsack on which the standing soldier's right foot rests. On the reverse of the base are the words “Patented Jan 17, 1865”. This is truly a monumental work by a renowned Civil War artist. <BR><BR><B>Provenance:</B></I> <I>Civil War Veterans; The Tharpe Collection of American Military History</B></I> <BR><BR><B>Exhibited:</B></I> <I>The Liberty Heritage Society Museum</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Other (oversized items, group lo (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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