Thomas Nast
.A: The Hardest Blow Yet to the Anarchists

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • .A: The Hardest Blow Yet to the Anarchists
  • .B: Our Standard (Gauge) Adopted All over the Union
DateJune 5, 1886
Printed inUnited States
MediumWood engravings on newsprint
DimensionsPlate (.A, Hardest Blow): 5 1/2 × 3 1/16 in. (14 × 7.8 cm)
Plate (.B, Standard (Gauge)): 11 3/8 × 9 3/16 in. (28.9 × 23.3 cm)
Sheet: 16 3/16 × 11 in. (41.1 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.775.1.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 and.B printed on the plates lower right: Th.Nast.

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.A: No, Indeed
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Wood engravings on newsprint
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.A:  It Was All for Fun
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Wood engravings on newsprint
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.A:  Flynn Is Glad He Is Out of Politics
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August 14, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
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.A:  A Boy-Cott Is a Red Hot Bed of Rebellion against Our American Institutions
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.A:  Highway Boycotting
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.A:  Between Two Fires
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Wood engravings on newsprint
89.774.1.A-.D
.A:  The Chinese Puzzled
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Wood engravings on newsprint
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.A:  When His Skin Is Not in Danger
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May 22, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.774.2.A-.C
.A:  'Tis Logan That Is Gently Tapping, Rapping at the Secret Chamber Door
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April 3, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
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