Harvard Art Museums > S80: John Adams (1735-1826) Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"John Adams (1735-1826) (Randolph Rogers)(Portrait of John Adams) , S80,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 02, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/305400. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number S80 People Randolph Rogers, American (Waterloo, NY 1825 - 1892 Rome, Italy) Portrait of John Adams (1735 - 1826) Title John Adams (1735-1826) Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture, statue Date 1858-1859 Places Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Lazio, Rome Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/305400 Physical Descriptions Medium Marble Technique Carved Dimensions 208 x 78 x 80 cm (81 7/8 x 30 11/16 x 31 1/2 in.) framed: 77.5 x 85.1 x 73.7 cm (30 1/2 x 33 1/2 x 29 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: pedestal, left: Randolph. Rogers/Rome 1859. inscription: on scroll and on front of base: on scroll: De[c]lar[ation]/of/Independence/July, 4th/1776. (all caps) on front of base: John Adams (caps) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Gift of the Corporation of the Mt. Auburn Cemetery to the University, 1935 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard University Portrait Collection, Gift of the Corporation of the Mt. Auburn Cemetery to the University, 1935 Object Number S80 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Lorado Taft, The History of American Sculpture [1st ed.], MacMillan (New York, NY and London, England, 1903), p. George H. Chase and Chandler R. Post, History of Sculpture, Harper and Brothers Publishers (New York, NY and London, England, 1925), p. H. Wade White, "Nineteenth Century American Sculpture at Harvard, a Glance at the Collection", Harvard Library Bulletin (Cambridge, MA, October 1970), vol. XVIII, no. 4, p. 363 Kathleen Fox, "The Statues of Bigelow Chapel", Sweet Auburn: The Newsletter of the Friends of Mount Auburn (Cambridge, MA, Spring 1996), ill. n.p. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
