Thomas Nast
Merry Christmas

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Merry Christmas
  • from Harper's Weekly
DateJanuary 4, 1879
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate : 20 5/16 × 13 5/16 in. (51.6 × 33.8 cm)
Sheet: 23 3/16 × 16 3/8 in. (58.9 × 41.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.700.2
Non exposé

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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Exhibition HistoryLoaned to Cypress Creek Christian Church and Community Center, Spring, Texas, for Homer/Nast exhibition, September 1, 1998 to February 9, 1999.

Exhibited in "A Victorian Christmas," at the Shell and the American Landscape Museum, Houston, Texas, November 1, 2000 to January 8, 2001 (LN:2000.26).

"Caricature: The Art of Criticism," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Lower Brown Corridor, January 19 - May 17, 2010.
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printed on the plate lower left "Th:Nast."

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