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John R Chapin (1827-1907) was a 19th-century American
"Artist life in the highlands of New Jersey"
American illustrators 1827 births 1907 deaths {{US-illustrator-stub
John R Chapin (1827-1907) was a 19th-century American artist
An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only. However, th ...
and illustrator
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, who worked for ''Harper's Magazine
''Harper's Magazine'' is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts. Launched in New York City in June 1850, it is the oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the U.S. (''Scientific American'' is older, b ...
''. He was especially noted for a series of illustrations entitled ''Artist life in the highlands of New Jersey'' published in April 1860 which gave a realistic depiction of the daily life of miners
A miner is a person who extracts ore, coal, chalk, clay, or other minerals from the earth through mining. There are two senses in which the term is used. In its narrowest sense, a miner is someone who works at the rock face; cutting, blasting, ...
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"Artist life in the highlands of New Jersey"
American illustrators 1827 births 1907 deaths {{US-illustrator-stub