Print, Photographic
Photograph of cartoon, "A Quiet Shaker Game"
Description
Photograph of satiric drawing, "A Quiet Shaker Game." The drawing shows a group of Shakers seated at a table, playing cards, and an elder admonishing them. The text reads, "Walter: 'Down with the Joker!' Elder: 'It's after 9 o'clock! They can hear you at the South Family!'"
Notes
Blog post on this piece: https://shakerml.wordpress.com/2018/05/09/a-joke-on-the-shakers/. Grant posits that the photograph was likely taken by Henry Clough, as it was donated by his son Albert; and that Clough may have even made the drawing.