Randolph Rogers American Sculptor in Rome - Hardcover

[From front jacket flap] Randolph Rogers (1825-1892) typified the American sculptor of his period. He along with such artists as hiram Powers, Thomas Crawford, and William Wetmore Story belonged to a group of expatriate American sculptors in Europe in the mid-nineteenth century. though they lied abroad,they received commissions from travelers for public monuments and private portraits in the United States. Rogers' oeuvre included many important civic monuments such as the Columbus Doors at The Capital, The Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Abraham Lincoln at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, and numerous Civil War monuments. Rogers' most famous work, Nydia, is considered one of the best examples of nineteenth-century American sculpture. The first comprehensive treatment of the sculptor's life and works includes a catalogue raisonne of over 100 sculptures, some 80 illustrations, and a critical appraisal of a neglected period of American art.