Scipio Moorhead, "Philis Wheatley" engraving, 1773.Moorhead, Scipio:
Scipio Moorhead was an African American slave who was an engraver. Taught by Sarah Moorhead, his slave owner's wife, Moorhead did the cover engraving for Philis Wheatley's book of poetry. Not much else is known about Moorhead's life and work.
Source: Patton, Sharon F. African-American Art. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. 44.


