Thomas Nast
A Foreign and Poisonous Weed

A Foreign and Poisonous Weed

Public Domain

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • A Foreign and Poisonous Weed
  • A Pleasant Situation
DateMarch 7, 1874
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate (.A, Foreign and Poisonous Weed): 4 7/16 × 4 1/2 in. (11.3 × 11.4 cm)
 Plate (.B, A Pleasant Situation): 5 3/4 × 4 1/4 in. (14.6 × 10.8 cm)
 Sheet: 16 × 11 in. (40.6 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.627.2.3.A,.B
Not on view

Explore Further

Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.A bottom left corner on the plate: Th. Nast.
.B bottom left corner on the plate:[illegible]

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

A Foreign and Poisonous Weed
Thomas Nast
A Foreign and Poisonous Weed
March 7, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.627.2.1.A,.B
A Foreign and Poisonous Weed
Thomas Nast
A Foreign and Poisonous Weed
March 7, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.627.2.2.A,.B
.A: Those Foreign Savages
Thomas Nast
.A: Those Foreign Savages
July 24, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.780.A-.C
Image Not Available for "Our Foreign Ruler? / 'I Would Rather Be Right Than Be President'/ I Would Rather Be Any Thing to Be President / The German ...
Thomas Nast
"Our Foreign Ruler? / 'I Would Rather Be Right Than Be President'/ I Would Rather Be Any Thing to Be President / The German ...
1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.588.3
The Foreign Church (Roman) Declaring War upon Our National Public Schools
Thomas Nast
The Foreign Church (Roman) Declaring War upon Our National Public Schools
November 8, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.610.2.1
Foreign Evangelical Alliance
Thomas Nast
Foreign Evangelical Alliance
November 1, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.609.2.1.A,.B
Image Not Available for "Our Foreign Ruler? / 'I Would Rather Be Right Than Be President'/ I Would Rather Be Any Thing to Be President / The German ..."
Thomas Nast
"Our Foreign Ruler? / 'I Would Rather Be Right Than Be President'/ I Would Rather Be Any Thing to Be President / The German ..."
1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.588.2
The Foreign Church (Roman) Declaring War upon Our National Public Schools
Thomas Nast
The Foreign Church (Roman) Declaring War upon Our National Public Schools
November 8,1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.610.2.2
The Foreign Church (Roman) Declaring War upon Our National Public Schools
Thomas Nast
The Foreign Church (Roman) Declaring War upon Our National Public Schools
November 8, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.610.2.3
Foreign Evangelical Alliance
Thomas Nast
Foreign Evangelical Alliance
November 1, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.609.2.2.A,.B
The Root of the Matter
Thomas Nast
The Root of the Matter
May 8, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.772.1.1
.A: A Boy-Cott Is a Red Hot Bed of Rebellion against Our American Institutions
Thomas Nast
.A: A Boy-Cott Is a Red Hot Bed of Rebellion against Our American Institutions
May 1, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.771.2.A-.C