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Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?
Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?

Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?

Artist John Rogers American, 1829–1904
Date1884
MediumPainted plaster and metal parts
Dimensionsheight, width, and depth: 21 3/4 × 17 1/4 × 13 1/2 in. (55.2 × 43.8 × 34.3 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineDonated in loving memory of James and Patricia Pellowe of Alton, New Hampshire, by their children Debra Pellowe Call, Douglas Pellowe, and Timothy Pellowe
Object number2023.14.1
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceGladys Duncan, until early 1970s; collection of James and Patricia Pellowe, early 1970s–d. 2019; Debra Call, by descent
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