CC0 · no rights reserved
Taking the Oath and Drawing Rations
From the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Taking the Oath and Drawing Rations exemplifies the small genre sculptures for which John Rogers is best known. These statuettes, sculpted in plaster and painted a sandy color, portray individuals engaged in everyday activities. This particular sculpture is from Rogers's well-known Civil War series, in which a Southern woman and her young son must take the oath in order to receive food rations distributed by the Union Army. Taking the Oath and Drawing Rations illustrates the hardships endured by the masses throughout the Civil War.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineTaking the Oath and Drawing Rations. modeled 1865, patented 1866. John Rogers, born Salem, MA 1829-died New Canaan, CT 1904. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Rogers and Son. CC0.
