Thomas Nast
.A: E Pluribus Unum (Except the Chinese); .B: An Obsolete Party

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • .A: E Pluribus Unum (Except the Chinese); .B: An Obsolete Party
  • from Harper's Weekly
DateApril 1, 1882
Published inUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate (.A, E Pluribus Unum): 5 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (14 × 12.1 cm)
Plate (.B, Obsolete Party): 5 × 4 11/16 in. (12.7 × 11.9 cm)
Sheet: 15 13/16 × 11 in. (40.2 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.729.A,.B
Non exposé

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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.A printed on the plate bottom left: Th.Nast.
.B printed on the plate bottom right: Th.Nast.

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