Thomas Nast
A Dead Failure

A Dead Failure

Public Domain

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • A Dead Failure
DateJune 13, 1874
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate: 13 5/16 × 9 3/16 in. (33.8 × 23.3 cm)
 Sheet: 16 × 11 in. (40.6 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.639.2.2
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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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Wood engraving on newsprint
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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