Thomas Nast
A Step in the Right Direction

A Step in the Right Direction

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ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • A Step in the Right Direction
DateJune 6, 1874
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate : 10 5/16 × 9 1/8 in. (26.2 × 23.2 cm)
 Sheet: 15 3/4 × 11 in. (40 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.638.1.2
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Object Type
ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
lower right on the plate: Th. Nast.

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A Step in the Right Direction
Thomas Nast
A Step in the Right Direction
June 6, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.638.1.1
A Step in the Right Direction
Thomas Nast
A Step in the Right Direction
June 6, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.638.1.3
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Thomas Nast
"The First Step at Albany"
1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.550.3
The Boot on the Right Leg
Thomas Nast
The Boot on the Right Leg
October 29, 1870
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.541.2.2
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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
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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
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Thomas Nast
The Boot on the Right Leg
October 29, 1870
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.541.2.1
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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
Too Heavy a Load for the Trades-Unions
Thomas Nast
Too Heavy a Load for the Trades-Unions
May 15, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.773.1
.A: Highway Boycotting
Thomas Nast
.A: Highway Boycotting
May 8, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.772.2.1.A-.C
.A: Between Two Fires
Thomas Nast
.A: Between Two Fires
May 22, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.774.1.A-.D