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John Rogers,John Rogers Groups,,Group,Statues,Statue, Sculptures,Sculpture,Statuary |
 | | John Rogers was born in Salem, Massachusetts on October 30, 1829, a descendent of the original settlers of the colony. |
 | | John Rogers’ sculpture of "The Slave Auction," which was exhibited in New York in 1860, brought him to the notice of the general public. |
 | | John Rogers was also commissioned to execute a number of monumental sculptures, including the sculpture of General John F. Reynolds (1881-1883), which stands before the Philadelphia City Hall, and in 1887 he exhibited "Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman," a huge bronze group. |
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