Artist
Thomas Nast (American, 1840–1902)American, 1840–1902
PublisherPublished by
Harper's Weekly(American, 1857–1916)American, 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 11/16 in. (27.1 × 39.8 cm)
Sheet: 10 11/16 × 15 11/16 in. (27.1 × 39.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.521.1
Non exposé
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
lower right on the plate: Th. Nast.
printed on the flag: FORT ST. PATRICK, on cannon: ecclesiastical canon IHS,on cannon balls: election frauds, illegal naturalization, fradulent votes, on building: public school / of the / United States / Liberty, on sign: Programme / Freedom of education / and worship- / Both these principles / are not only contrary to the laws / of God and the Church but are / in contradiction with the Concordat / established between the Holy See and the republic / destructive to the Church and Society, printed on sacks: Taxes / money from / common / council / school money / state money, public, printed bottom of plate left: Our Public Schools Must and / Shall be Preserved, right: the man that Hauls down / our Public Schools Shoot him / on the Spot
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