This fall, we’re taking a look at how artists in the Brooklyn Museum collection have promoted

This fall, we’re taking a look at how artists in the Brooklyn Museum collection have promoted civic engagement through their work.Inspired by current events in 18th-century British politics, William Hogarth created a series of prints satirizing the spectacle of election campaigns. Set in the fictional country town of ‘Guzzledown,’ Hogarth depicts four stages of an election, each of which is filled with acts of bribery, mayhem, wastefulness, corruption, and deceit; in short, a catalogue of behaviors and traits associated with winning by any means and at all costs. While we may not recognize all the specific references from the period, Hogarth’s witty and scathing take on the craziness that can surround the democratic process is still relatable today. Posted by Lisa SmallCharles Grignion (English, 1717-1810). Canvassing for Votes, from “Four Prints of an Election,” 1757. Engraving Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett, 22.1890 William Hogarth (British, 1697-1764). An Election Entertainment from “Four Prints of an Election,” 1755. Engraving on laid paper.. Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett, 22.1875 -- source link

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