Thomas Nast
Good-by, My Poor Brain Demands Rest

Good-by, My Poor Brain Demands Rest

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ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Good-by, My Poor Brain Demands Rest
DateSeptember 21, 1872
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate : 4 5/8 × 4 5/8 in. (11.7 × 11.7 cm)
 Sheet: 16 1/8 × 11 1/8 in. (41 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.582.3
Non exposé

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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: Th. Nast.

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