Statuette, "The Fugitive's Story" by John Rogers, 1869
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The John Rogers sculpture, "The Fugitive's Story," depicts well-known abolitionists -- John Greenleaf Whittier, William Lloyd Garrison, and Henry Ward Beecher -- listening to the pleas of a slave mother. Though fictionalized and composed well after the end of the Civil War (in 1869), the work was enthusiastically received by those who had admired these men and had worked to free the slaves.
The John Rogers sculpture, "The Fugitive's Story," depicts well-known abolitionists -- John Greenleaf Whittier, William Lloyd Garrison, and Henry Ward Beecher -- listening to the pleas of a slave mother. Though fictionalized and composed well after the end of the Civil War (in 1869), the work was enthusiastically received by those who had admired these men and had worked to free the slaves.
Artifact
Statuette (Statue)
Date Made
1869
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Part of a series created by John Rogers of New York, New York.
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
38.309.9
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Susan Stebbins Stark.
Material
Plaster
Paint (Coating)
Color
Taupe
Dimensions
Height: 22 in
Width: 17 in
Length: 14 in
Inscriptions
Inscribed on the front of the base: THE FUGITIVES STORY / JOHN C. WHITTIER, H.W. BEECHER, WM. LLOYD GARRISON Inscribed on the left of the base: JOHN ROGERS / NEW YORK / PATENTED SEPT. 7, 1869
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