Thomas Nast
Carl's Position

Carl's Position

Public Domain

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Carl's Position
DateJanuary 11, 1873
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate : 4 5/16 × 4 5/8 in. (11 × 11.7 cm)
 Sheet: 15 3/4 × 10 7/8 in. (40 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.598.2
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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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Carl's Position
Thomas Nast
Carl's Position
January 11, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.598.1
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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Peculiar Position of Some Members When Asked to Refund the Back-Pay Grab
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Wood engraving on newsprint
89.617.2.2
Peculiar Position of Some Members When Asked to Refund the Back-Pay Grab
Thomas Nast
Peculiar Position of Some Members When Asked to Refund the Back-Pay Grab
December 27, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.617.2.1
Mr. Carl Schurz and His Victims
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Mr. Carl Schurz and His Victims
September 7, 1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.580.2
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August 24, 1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.578.1
The Telephone Scandal
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The Telephone Scandal
February 13, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.92
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Major-General Winfield Scott Hancock, U.S.A.
February 20, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.93
Defacing The Administration Sign
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Defacing The Administration Sign
February 20, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.94
He Is In No Danger
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He Is In No Danger
February 20, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.95
Image Not Available for H. G. "Let Us Clasp Hands over the Bloody Chasm"
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H. G. "Let Us Clasp Hands over the Bloody Chasm"
1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.586.1
Image Not Available for "Pile Up the Ashes"
Thomas Nast
"Pile Up the Ashes"
1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.585.4