Yankee Locke. The Distiguished Yankee Comedian: As he appears at the principal Theaters of the Union.
date: label: Date made
content: n.d.
label: date made
content: ca 1860
name: label: depicted
content: Locke, George E.
label: maker
content: Magee, John L.
label: daguerreotypist
content: Warren, L. K.
notes: label: Description
content: This black and white print is an oval bust portrait of the actor George E. Locke, known as "Yankee Locke." The portrait is surrounded by six ornately framed full-length depictions of Locke’s various dramatic roles, including Jonathan Plowboy, Jedediah Homebred, Curtis Chunk, Lot Sap Sago, Solomon Swop, and Moderation Easterbrook. The words “Yankee Locke. / The Distinguished Yankee Comedian” are printed below the illustrations.
label: Description
content: "Yankee" Locke (1817-1880) was an American comedian who was born George Evans Locke in Epsom, New Hampshire. Locke made his theatrical debut in Pizarro at Boylston Hall in Boston, Massachusetts and went on to perform on stages on both the East and West Coasts, often in smaller cities and towns. He earned the nickname "Yankee" for portraying what were seen as typically homespun American personalities, with names like Jedediah Homebred, Zedediah Short, and Moderation Easterbrook. Later in life he managed touring stage companies.
label: Description
content: This lithograph was produced by John L. Magee. John L. Magee (ca 1820-1870s) was an artist, engraver, and lithographer born in New York. He worked at the lithographic firms of James Baillie, Nathaniel Currier, Thomas Strong, and Thomas Sinclair. He started his own business in New York in 1850 but moved to Philadelphia after 1852. He was known for his political cartoons and prints inspired by news and sports events. He also produced portraits, illustrated letterheads, and song sheets. Magee exhibited three paintings at the National Academy of Design, including The Mischievous Boy.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
topic: label: Subject
content: Costume
label: Subject
content: Comic prints
label: Subject
content: Theater
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creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.60.3009
label: catalog number
content: 60.3009
label: accession number
content: 228146
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lithograph
label: Object Type
content: Lithograph
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
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content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: image: 20 in x 16 1/2 in; 50.8 cm x 41.91 cm