Thomas Nast
Christmas Eve

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Christmas Eve
DateJanuary 3,1863
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsPlate: 10 × 10 in. (25.4 × 25.4 cm)
Sheet: 13 1/2 × 20 1/4 in. (34.3 × 51.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.409.3
Non exposé

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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Exhibition HistoryLoaned to Cypress Creek Christian Church and Community Center, Spring, Texas, for Homer/Nast exhibition, September 1, 1998 to February 9, 1999.

Exhibited in "A Victorian Christmas," at the Shell and the American Landscape Museum, Houston, Texas, November 1, 2000 to January 8, 2001 (LN:2000.26).

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Thomas Nast
January 3,1863
Wood engraving
89.409.2
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Thomas Nast
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Wood engraving
89.447
Merry Christmas
Thomas Nast
January 4, 1879
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.700.2
Thomas Nast
1879
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.700.1
Merry Christmas to All
Thomas Nast
December 30, 1865
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.179
Photographed in mylar sleeve
Thomas Nast
December 26, 1863
Wood engraving on newsprint
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Photographed in mylar sleeve
Thomas Nast
December 31, 1864
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.160
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Wood engraving
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