D. C. Johnston (b. 1799)
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Biography:
David Claypoole Johnston was a 19th-century American cartoonist, printmaker, painter, and actor. In 1815, Johnston, who apprenticed with Philadelphia engraver Francis Kearney, began engraving original caricatures, but they were too controversial for publishing. In 1821, he switched to theatre, performing for five seasons with theatre companies in Philadelphia and Boston.
Afterward, he retired from the stage and set up an engraver's office in Boston. His most important early work was a series of etched and lithographed character portraits of well-known American and British actors. In the years between 1829 and 1849, he published nine numbers of his annual comic Scraps, made of four plates, each containing nine or ten separate humorous sketches.
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David Claypoole Johnston
Type: Name at Birth
Given name: David Claypoole Family name: Johnston
Non Comics Works:
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Publication Title: American Comic Annual (book) - Role: artist - Year: 1831
Employer Name : Richardson, Lord & Holbrook
Notes: Edited by Henry J. Finn -
Publication Title: Boston Notion (newspaper) - Role: artist - Year: 1839
Employer Name : George Roberts
Work Title: Boston Notion masthead -
Publication Title: Brother Jonathan (newspaper) - Role: artist - Year: 1839
Work Title: Brother Jonathan masthead -
Publication Title: Yankee Notions: A Medley (book) - Role: artist - Years: 1838; 1847
Employer Name : Otis, Broaders & Co
Notes: 1838 (third edition); 1847 (fourth edition)
