Thomas Nast
Fort Sumter

Fort Sumter

Public Domain

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Fort Sumter
DateMarch 19, 1870
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate: 9 1/16 × 13 11/16 in. (23 × 34.8 cm)
 Sheet: 10 11/16 × 15 15/16 in. (27.1 × 40.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.521.2
Non exposé

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
lower right on the plate: Th. Nast.
see 89.521.1

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