One of my proudest possessions is The Traveling Magician, a Rogers Group that Whit bought at a country auction and was at The Farm and then in New York, and because of my interest he gave it to me and it's been in a prominent place in our homes ever since. He gave it to me in the mid-60s and it used to stand on a small table in the landing of the stairway on Choate Road.  It has a lot of little flecks in the back because one of the children--I won't speculate who--took one of those wheels with pins on it that was used in sewing and rolled it up and down the back, so if you look at the back you'll find lots of little holes there.  From behind you also see that the cloth is lifted up and a little boy is handing up a dove to the magician who will miraculously present it to the audience. 

This particular Rogers Group is much coveted by magicians, and there is a bronze version cast, I don't know how many of them there are, but this is a typical Rogers Group, plaster cast and painted tan.  

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Thaddeus 3/14/18

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