John L. Magee
American lithographer, cartoonist, and painter
About John L. Magee
Lived 1804 – 1904 (aged 99–100). John L. Magee was a cartoonist, lithographer and painter.
Satan tempting Booth to the murder of the President by Magee, c. 1865 John L. Magee (c. 18201870s?) was an American artist, lithographer, and engraver.
Magee was born in New York. He created lithographs for New York publishing companies, including for Nathaniel Currier, and exhibited three paintings at the National Academy of Design, including The Mischievous Boy, in 1844. He began his own business in 1850, and moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in ~1852, where he would publish prints based on news and sports events. He would become well known for his political art. His last publications would be published in 1866-1867.
Magee was an opponent of Slavery, and later the Confederacy and Andrew Johnson. His political cartoons positively depicted Winfield Scott, John C. Fremont, and other figures of the Whig Party and Republican Party.
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Who was John L. Magee?
American lithographer, cartoonist, and painter (1804–1904)
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John L. Magee was born in 1804.
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John L. Magee died in 1904.
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John L. Magee was a cartoonist, lithographer and painter.
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