Henry R. Robinson

[3] He was active during the administration of Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, Benjamin Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk and Zachary Taylor.

[5] He worked with various artists, such as Edward Williams Clay[6] establishing and developing a support system for political cartooning in New York City, during a period that represented the fastest-growing location for graphic arts industry in the country.

[4] Robinson ran his business by making prints in his store, which was located at 52 Courtland Street in New York City.

[2] This, combined with the lithographic material, allowed him to create timely images for fast-breaking and short-term political topics in a way far superior to woodblock prints.

[10] In the United States, fifty single-sheet caricatures were published in 1836, higher than any previous year.

H. R. Robinson's business card (1840) [ 1 ]
Lithograph cartoon Loco Foco Persecution published by H. R. Robinson (1838). The shop propieter may be Robinson, and the boys on the left are selling caricatures. [ 2 ]