The Wounded Scout
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Creator Role
Artist
Description
A highly admired piece, The Wounded Scout illustrates a formerly enslaved person leading and protecting a wounded soldier. Its contemporaneous admirers included Jessie Benton Frémont, Henry Ward Beecher, Lydia Maria Childs, and Abraham Lincoln.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1861
Measurement
22 3/8 x 11 1/2
Materials and Techniques Display
Plaster; Molding
Inscription
Front base: " John Rogers New York The Wounded Scout A friend in the swamp"
Creation Location
New York
Subjects
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Civil War
Work Type
Plaster
Class
Sculpture
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
ID
3960
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.