John McLenan (1827–1865) was an American illustrator and caricaturist. Active from 1852 to 1865, his works include illustrations of

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novels. Author Sinclair Hamilton wrote of McLenan :Discovered by DeWitt C. Hitchcock working in a pork-packing establishment in Cincinnati and making drawings on the tops of barrels, McLenan became one of the most prolific of our . e., America'searly illustrators. . . . . He was also well known as a comic draftsman. His work will bear comparison with the best of his time. Some of his cartoons make use of the

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format, making him a pioneer in comics.

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John McLenan — Illustrator for Harper's Weekly
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19th-century American illustrators American caricaturists American comics artists 1827 births 1865 deaths {{US-illustrator-stub