Thomas Nast
Church and State

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Church and State
DateFebruary 19, 1870
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate: 13 13/16 × 9 1/16 in. (35.1 × 23 cm)
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 10 9/16 in. (40.5 × 26.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.519.2
Non exposé

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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
upper right on the plate: Th. Nast.
printed on the plate top to bottom: EUROPE, CHURCH & STATE, UNITED STATES

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Church and State
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.A:  Here's a State of Things
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Something Is Rotten in the State of Louisiana.  So Say We All of Us
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February 21, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
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The New Comet - A Phenomenon Now Visible in All Parts of the United States
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August 6, 1870
Wood engraving on newsprint
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The New Comet - A Phenomenon Now Visible in All Parts of the United States
Thomas Nast
August 6 1870
Wood engraving on newsprint
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January 17, 1863
Wood engraving on newsprint
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A Warning to the United States Senate
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March 29, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
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United State Sanitary Commission: Our Heroines
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April 9, 1864
Wood engraving on newsprint
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August 6, 1870
Wood engraving on newsprint
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