In a precursor to the eugenics bases Immigration Act of 1924 (Johnson-Reed Act), the Immigration Act of 1907 coined the term “feebleminded” in effort to quantifiably exclude “undesirables” from the new America. “The feebleminded alien learns with difficulty, his attention may be at fault, he may exhibit peculiar and subnormal mental traits, all of which point to an landward mentality, which is beyond hope of much improvement. His appearance, stigmata, and physical signs may confirm such diagnosis.”* Feeblemindedness was an unquantifiable guideline, often providing justification for discriminatory inspection practices. Puzzle for the Feebleminded is a scaled replica of The Feature Profile Test, now found in the collections of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The test was administered 1912 - 1916 in attempts to measure intelligence. Those who failed to assemble the oddly shaped puzzle correctly may be labeled feebleminded, marked with an x in white chalk and detained on the Island for further mental testing. 

Teak, plywood
25.75x18in,
2018

In a precursor to the eugenics bases Immigration Act of 1924 (Johnson-Reed Act), the Immigration Act of 1907 coined the term “feebleminded” in effort to quantifiably exclude “undesirables” from the new America. “The feebleminded alien learns with difficulty, his attention may be at fault, he may exhibit peculiar and subnormal mental traits, all of which point to an landward mentality, which is beyond hope of much improvement. His appearance, stigmata, and physical signs may confirm such diagnosis.”* Feeblemindedness was an unquantifiable guideline, often providing justification for discriminatory inspection practices. Puzzle for the Feebleminded is a scaled replica of The Feature Profile Test, now found in the collections of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The test was administered 1912 - 1916 in attempts to measure intelligence. Those who failed to assemble the oddly shaped puzzle correctly may be labeled feebleminded, marked with an x in white chalk and detained on the Island for further mental testing. 

Teak, plywood
25.75x18in,
2018

In a precursor to the eugenics bases Immigration Act of 1924 (Johnson-Reed Act), the Immigration Act of 1907 coined the term “feebleminded” in effort to quantifiably exclude “undesirables” from the new America. “The feebleminded alien learns with difficulty, his attention may be at fault, he may exhibit peculiar and subnormal mental traits, all of which point to an landward mentality, which is beyond hope of much improvement. His appearance, stigmata, and physical signs may confirm such diagnosis.”* Feeblemindedness was an unquantifiable guideline, often providing justification for discriminatory inspection practices. Puzzle for the Feebleminded is a scaled replica of The Feature Profile Test, now found in the collections of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The test was administered 1912 - 1916 in attempts to measure intelligence. Those who failed to assemble the oddly shaped puzzle correctly may be labeled feebleminded, marked with an x in white chalk and detained on the Island for further mental testing. 

Teak, plywood
25.75x18in,
2018

In a precursor to the eugenics bases Immigration Act of 1924 (Johnson-Reed Act), the Immigration Act of 1907 coined the term “feebleminded” in effort to quantifiably exclude “undesirables” from the new America. “The feebleminded alien learns with difficulty, his attention may be at fault, he may exhibit peculiar and subnormal mental traits, all of which point to an landward mentality, which is beyond hope of much improvement. His appearance, stigmata, and physical signs may confirm such diagnosis.”* Feeblemindedness was an unquantifiable guideline, often providing justification for discriminatory inspection practices. Puzzle for the Feebleminded is a scaled replica of The Feature Profile Test, now found in the collections of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The test was administered 1912 - 1916 in attempts to measure intelligence. Those who failed to assemble the oddly shaped puzzle correctly may be labeled feebleminded, marked with an x in white chalk and detained on the Island for further mental testing. 

Teak, plywood
25.75x18in,
2018

In a precursor to the eugenics bases Immigration Act of 1924 (Johnson-Reed Act), the Immigration Act of 1907 coined the term “feebleminded” in effort to quantifiably exclude “undesirables” from the new America. “The feebleminded alien learns with difficulty, his attention may be at fault, he may exhibit peculiar and subnormal mental traits, all of which point to an landward mentality, which is beyond hope of much improvement. His appearance, stigmata, and physical signs may confirm such diagnosis.”* Feeblemindedness was an unquantifiable guideline, often providing justification for discriminatory inspection practices. Puzzle for the Feebleminded is a scaled replica of The Feature Profile Test, now found in the collections of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The test was administered 1912 - 1916 in attempts to measure intelligence. Those who failed to assemble the oddly shaped puzzle correctly may be labeled feebleminded, marked with an x in white chalk and detained on the Island for further mental testing. 

Teak, plywood
25.75x18in,
2018