The Williams Collection of Lincolniana: Item of the Month Unveiling - John Rogers's sculpture.
The Williams Collection of Lincolniana: Item of the Month Unveiling - John Rogers's sculpture. In-Person
This event features John Rogers's sculpture "Wounded to the Rear: One More Shot." He described this piece as "Two wounded soldiers have been ordered to the rear during a battle, but one of them is taking out a cartridge to load up again, determined to have one more shot before leaving." As the Metropolitan Museum of Art explains: "The sculptor displayed his mastery of storytelling while skillfully detailing the uniforms and accoutrements of the courageous Union infantrymen. Painted plaster groups of 'One More Shot' went on sale in November 1864, and it immediately became one of Rogers’s most popular statuettes, particularly with veterans of the war and their families." One Union general insisted that "nothing relating to the war in painting or sculpture surpasses One Shot More.” We'll discuss Rogers and his work, and why—in the final, brutal year of the Civil War—this was such a popular statuette. Please register here if you plan to attend this event - space is limited.
Event will be held in the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library Reading Room.
- Date:
- Saturday, February 17, 2024
- Time:
- 11:00am - 12:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Other Location (see Event Description)
- Campus:
- Mitchell Memorial Library
- Categories:
- Front Page Event Lincolniana
Susannah J. Ural, Ph.D., The Frank & Virginia Williams Chair for Abraham Lincoln & Civil War Studies
