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"Ha' I Like Not That'"
patented 1882
John Rogers
Born: Salem, Massachusetts 1829
Died: New Canaan, Connecticut 1904
painted plaster
22 x 20 3/4 x 14 3/8 in. (55.8 x 52.6 x 36.5 cm)
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gift of John Rogers and Son
1882.1.4
Smithsonian American Art Museum
3rd Floor,
Luce Foundation Center
Description
“Ha’ I Like Not That” refers to a scene from Shakespeare’s Othello. Othello and Iago have arrived to greet Othello’s wife, Desdemona, who is speaking with Cassio. Upon seeing Cassio, the traitorous Iago mutters, “Ha! I like not that,” and hints to Othello that Desdemona and Cassio may be having an affair. In this piece the actor Edwin Booth posed for Iago, and Tommaso Salvini may have posed for Othello.
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About John Rogers
Born: Salem, Massachusetts 1829 Died: New Canaan, Connecticut 1904