Thomas Nast
This Is a White Man's Government

This Is a White Man's Government

Public Domain

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • This Is a White Man's Government
DateSeptember 5,1868
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsPlate : 13 1/2 × 9 3/16 in. (34.3 × 23.3 cm)
 Sheet: 15 3/4 × 10 7/8 in. (40 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.491.1
Non exposé

Explore Further

Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
printed on the plate bottom left corner "Th Nast"

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

.A: Highway Boycotting
Thomas Nast
.A: Highway Boycotting
May 8, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.772.2.2.A-.C
.A: Highway Boycotting
Thomas Nast
.A: Highway Boycotting
May 8, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.772.2.1.A-.C
Is This A Republican Form Of Government ?
Thomas Nast
Is This A Republican Form Of Government ?
September 2, 1876
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.39
Image non disponible pour "Decorating the White House"
Thomas Nast
"Decorating the White House"
1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.567.1
Image non disponible pour "A White Glove Often Conceals a Dirty Hand"
Thomas Nast
"A White Glove Often Conceals a Dirty Hand"
1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.570.4
Image non disponible pour "Hard to Please the 'White Trash'"
Thomas Nast
"Hard to Please the 'White Trash'"
1878
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.685.3.A,.B
.A: Pure White 'Mormon Immigration' on the Atlantic Coast
Thomas Nast
.A: Pure White 'Mormon Immigration' on the Atlantic Coast
March 25, 1882
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.728.2.A,.B
Diogenes Has Found the Honest Man (Which Is Diogenes and which Is the Honest Man?)
Thomas Nast
Diogenes Has Found the Honest Man (Which Is Diogenes and which Is the Honest Man?)
August 3, 1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.575.2
Young Man, Your Poor Brain Needs Rest Too
Thomas Nast
Young Man, Your Poor Brain Needs Rest Too
September 28, 1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.583.3
Image non disponible pour "The Man with the (Carpet) Bags"
Thomas Nast
"The Man with the (Carpet) Bags"
1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.589.4
Robinson Crusoe Making a Man of His Friday
Thomas Nast
Robinson Crusoe Making a Man of His Friday
February 12, 1870
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.518
Image non disponible pour "Will Robinson Crusoe (Sumner) Forsake His Man Friday?"
Thomas Nast
"Will Robinson Crusoe (Sumner) Forsake His Man Friday?"
1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.561.2