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1799 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1865 Dorchester, Massachusetts. Known for: Satirical cartoons, graphic arts, painting, acting.
David Claypoole Johnston was the first American satirical artist of note and became known as a cartoonist, printmaker, painter and actor. Of him it is written that "he was the first natively trained... Read full biography
David Claypoole Johnston was the first American satirical artist of note and became known as a cartoonist, printmaker, painter and actor. Of him it is written that "he was the first natively trained American to master all of the various graphic arts processes of lithography, etching, metal plate... Read full biography
David Claypoole Johnston was the first American satirical artist of note and became known as a cartoonist, printmaker, painter and actor. Of him it is written that "he was the first natively trained American to master all of the various graphic arts processes of lithography, etching, metal plate engraving and wood engraving. (wikipiedia) As an engraver of caricatures, he learned that his were too controversial to publish. He was born in Philadelphia in 1798 and was apprenticed to Francis... Read full biography
David Claypoole Johnston was the first American satirical artist of note and became known as a cartoonist, printmaker, painter and actor. Of him it is written that "he was the first natively trained American to master all of the various graphic arts processes of lithography, etching, metal plate engraving and wood engraving. (wikipiedia) As an engraver of caricatures, he learned that his were too controversial to publish. He was born in Philadelphia in 1798 and was apprenticed to Francis Kearney, a local engraver, from 1815 to 1819. Johnston may have lived in London from 1822 to 1824. Although his first caricatures date from about 1819, his career may be said to have begun when he settled in Boston, Massachusetts in 1825. He made the first... Read full biography
David Claypoole Johnston was the first American satirical artist of note and became known as a cartoonist, printmaker, painter and actor. Of him it is written that "he was the first natively trained American to master all of the various graphic arts processes of lithography, etching, metal plate engraving and wood engraving. (wikipiedia) As an engraver of caricatures, he learned that his were too controversial to publish. He was born in Philadelphia in 1798 and was apprenticed to Francis Kearney, a local engraver, from 1815 to 1819. Johnston may have lived in London from 1822 to 1824. Although his first caricatures date from about 1819, his career may be said to have begun when he settled in Boston, Massachusetts in 1825. He made the first commercially successful American lithographs, beginning with an illustration for the Boston Monthly Magazine in December, 1835 (B... Read full biography
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Keywords (29)
Art Method
- •Cartography, Mapmaking, Globes, Topography
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sketch, Sketching
Art Media
- •Engraving, Engraver
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
- •Woodblock, Woodcut, Wood Engraving
Art Style
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
Art Subject
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Caricatures
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Satire, Parody
- •Self-Portrait
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •White Mountains, New Hampshire
Art Association
- •Boston Artists Asssociation
Chronology
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
Added Description
- •Cartoon Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Boston Athenaeum
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts