David Claypoole Johnston, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Claypoole Johnston

American cartoonist

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1798

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 08-Oct-1865

Profession: actor, artist, painter, cartoonist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

David Claypoole Johnston (25 March 1799 – 8 November 1865) was a 19th-century American cartoonist, printmaker, painter, and actor from Boston, Massachusetts.
He was the first natively trained American to master all the various graphic arts processes of lithography, etching, metal plate engraving, and wood engraving.Johnston was born in Philadelphia, the son of William Johnston and Charlotte Rowson, an actress who was sister-in-law of author actress and educator Susanna Rowson.
In 1815, Johnston had studied engraving as an apprentice of Philadelphia engraver Francis Kearney, and he himself became an engraver of original caricatures, which were too controversial for publishing.
In 1821, he switched to a theatrical career, appearing for the first time at the Walnut Street Theatre on 10 March 1821, as Henry in Speed the Plough.
He performed 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.



Alternative names	David Claypool Johnston
Description	American cartoonist, printmaker, painter and actor
Date of birth/death	25 March 1799	8 November 1865
Location of birth/death	Philadelphia	Dorchester, MA
Work location	Boston
Authority control	: Q5232408 VIAF: 57684331 ISNI: 0000 0001 1650 1297 ULAN: 500031218 LCCN: n50040318 Open Library: OL4704264A WorldCat