Scraps, No. 7

Scraps, No. 7

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David Claypoole Johnston

David Claypoole Johnston was a printmaker, watercolorist, and illustrator, remembered mainly as a popular satiric commentator on American life. In 1829 Johnston began producing his graphic periodical "Scraps," each issue of which contains four engraved plates featuring caricatures and vignettes addressing a range of subjects, including art, fashion, science, politics, and other social concerns. This issue of the publication spoofs phrenology, a pseudoscience in which practitioners evaluated the shape of a person’s skull to determine their psychological traits. Along with the etched images, the issue includes a written commentary on phrenology by Johnston.
Artist
David Claypoole Johnston
(American, 1798 – 1865)
Title
Scraps, No. 7
Date
1837
Medium
Etchings bound in paper booklet
Dimensions
10 3/4 x 14 in. overall
Credit
Gift of D. Frederick Baker from the Baker/Pisano Collection
Accession No.
2022.34.4
Classification
Miscellanea
Geography
United States

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March 2022, purchased by D. Frederick Baker (New York, NY); August 2022, gifted to the Chazen Museum of Art

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