Thomas Nast
Our Living Skeleton Standing Army

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Our Living Skeleton Standing Army
DateJune 27, 1874
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate : 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (11.4 × 11.4 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 10 15/16 in. (40.6 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.641.2.3
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom center on the plate: Th. Nast.

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Our Living Skeleton Standing Army
Thomas Nast
June 27, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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