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Description
This sculpture represents a type produced in large numbers for display in the homes of ordinary people during the late 1800s. Created by John Rogers, often called the “people’s sculptor,” artworks like these featured familiar, socially appropriate scenes from daily life. In Neighboring Pews, a young man and woman share a light, respectful moment in church, while an older woman nearby looks on with disapproval. Rogers’s sculptures were affordable and meaningful, allowing middle-class families to decorate their homes with art that reflected both style and the accepted Victorian values of modesty and piety.