Thomas Nast
The New Comet - A Phenomenon Now Visible in All Parts of the United States

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The New Comet - A Phenomenon Now Visible in All Parts of the United States
DateAugust 6 1870
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate : 9 1/8 × 13 3/4 in. (23.2 × 34.9 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/2 × 15 9/16 in. (26.7 × 39.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.533.1.2
Non exposé

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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom right on the plate: Th. Nast.
see 89.533.1.1

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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
89.533.1.1
The New Comet - A Phenomenon Now Visible in All Parts of the United States
Thomas Nast
August 6, 1870
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.533.1.3
A Warning to the United States Senate
Thomas Nast
March 29, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.603.3.1
A Warning to the United States Senate
Thomas Nast
March 29, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.603.3.2
United States Sanitary Commission: Our Heroines
Thomas Nast
1864
Wood engraving
89.431.1
Photographed in mylar sleeve
Thomas Nast
January 17, 1863
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.124
.A:  Young America after the Comets Fall
Thomas Nast
August 1, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.646.2.3.A,.B
.A:  Young America after the Comets Fall
Thomas Nast
August 1, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.646.2.2.A,.B
.A:  Young America after the Comets Fall
Thomas Nast
August 1, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.646.2.1.A,.B
United State Sanitary Commission: Our Heroines
Thomas Nast
April 9, 1864
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.431.3