Randolph Rogers
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Randolph Rogers (1825-1892) was an American Neoclassical sculptor who spent most of his career in Rome. Born in Waterloo, New York, he worked as a clerk in Ann Arbor, Michigan before supporters funded his art studies in Florence and Rome. He settled permanently in Rome's expatriate artist colony and maintained a large studio producing marble and bronze works.
Rogers' best-known work is the bronze doors of the U.S. Capitol Rotunda (1858-61), depicting scenes from the life of Columbus. His Nydia, the Blind Girl of Pompeii (1856) was one of the most popular American sculptures of the 19th century, with over 100 marble copies produced. He also created Civil War monuments for several American cities.
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About Randolph Rogers
Rogers created the bronze Columbus doors of the U.S. Capitol Rotunda and the enormously popular Nydia, the Blind Girl of Pompeii, of which over 100 marble copies were made.
The Capitol doors are in Washington, D.C. Versions of Nydia appear at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and other collections.
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