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Contributor Johnston, David Claypoole, 1799-1865, artist.
Johnston, David Claypoole, 1779-1860, artist.
Endicott & Swett, publisher.
Title [I] take the responsibility. [graphic] / Hassan Straightshanks, Del.
Publisher New York : Endicott & Swett
Publisher N.Y. New York. 1834
Date 1834
Physical Description 1 print : lithograph ; sheet 26 x 37 cm (10.25 x 14.5 in.)
Description Satire concerning Andrew Jackson's role in the controversy over the discontinuation of federal deposits to the Bank of the United States. Jackson, portrayed as a jack-ass, is led by Van Buren, believed to be the force behind the discontinuation. He pulls a refuse cart labeled "K.C." (i.e., Kitchen Cabinet) which symbolizes the U.S. government. The cart is steered by a figure made of kitchen implements. A barefoot African American man, portrayed as a racist caricature and attired in a shirt with the sleeves rolled up and pants, pours a bucket of waste from a public privy labeled "Public Accommodations. Place of Deposit" into the cart. There is a white man sitting inside the "Public Accommodations" building and large rats run on the roof.
Is referenced by Weitenkampf, p. 35
Reilly, 1834-12
Murrell, Graphic humor, vol. 1, p. 124
Notes Title from item.
Pictograph of an eye is used in place of "I" in title.
Date from copyright statement: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1834 by Endicott & Swett in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the southern District of New York.
Inscribed: No. 1.
Hassan Straightshanks is possibly a pseudonym for David Claypoole Johnston.
Purchase 1957.
RVCDC
Description revised 2021.
Access points revised 2021.
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Subject Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Bank of the United States (1816-1836)
African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Banks and banking -- United States -- History.
Carts & wagons -- United States.
Donkeys -- United States.
Privies -- United States.
Racism in popular culture.
Geographic subject United States -- Politics and government -- 1829-1837.
Genre Lithographs -- 1830-1840.
Political cartoons -- 1830-1840.
Illustrator Johnston, David Claypoole, 1779-1860, artist.
Printer Endicott & Swett, publisher.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Political Cartoons -1834-12 [6194.F]
Accession number 6194.F