The Wicked Stepmother

1909-1913

Herbert Johnson

Associated Names
Herbert Johnson

Artist, American, 1878 - 1946

This is a drawing depicting a political scene. The image includes an old woman standing in a doorway, pushing out a smaller figure holding a bundle. The bundle is labeled "Insurgent Republican Congressman" and the figure's clothing is labeled "Roosevelt Policies." The old woman is labeled "Cannon," and another figure behind her is labeled "Taft." The scene is titled "The Wicked Stepmother" and features cross-hatching lines that suggest rain or poor weather as the smaller figure is pushed outside. The labels and title contribute to the political commentary of the piece.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with scratchwork on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 34.93 × 34.93 cm (13 3/4 × 13 3/4 in.)
    board: 42.07 × 40.16 cm (16 9/16 × 15 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1068

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 171, no. 1163.

Inscriptions

lower left in pen and black ink: Herbert Johnson; lower right in pen and black ink: The WICKED STEPMOTHER; lower left in graphite by unknown hand: original of cartoon; center verso in graphite by unknown hand: Sen. Bristow

Wikidata ID

Q64574064

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