Thomas Nast
A Hard Fish to Catch

A Hard Fish to Catch

Public Domain

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • A Hard Fish to Catch
DateJanuary 24, 1874
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate: 10 3/4 × 9 3/16 in. (27.3 × 23.3 cm)
 Sheet: 15 11/16 × 10 7/8 in. (39.8 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.621.1
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
lower left on the plate: Th. Nast.

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A Hard Fish to Catch
Thomas Nast
A Hard Fish to Catch
January 24, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.621.4
A Hard Fish to Catch
Thomas Nast
A Hard Fish to Catch
January 24, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.621.3
A Hard Fish to Catch
Thomas Nast
A Hard Fish to Catch
January 24, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.621.2
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Thomas Nast
.A: Hard on the Professionals
July 31, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.781.A-.C
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Thomas Nast
"Hard to Please the 'White Trash'"
1878
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.685.3.A,.B
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Thomas Nast
"Hard Times for John"
1879
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.701.3.A,.B
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Thomas Nast
A Hard Summer For The Soft Rag Baby
August 26, 1876
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.36
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Thomas Nast
Hard or Soft Money
1876
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.11
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Thomas Nast
The Next Thing in Order
May 23, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.636.1.3
Public Opinion, April 22, 1874
Thomas Nast
Public Opinion, April 22, 1874
May 23, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.636.2.2
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Thomas Nast
The Cradle of Liberty Out of Danger
May 16, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.635.1.3
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Thomas Nast
The Next Thing in Order
May 23, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.636.1.2