Thomas Nast
The Rising of the Dead

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Rising of the Dead
DateDecember 12, 1874
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate : 12 1/2 × 9 1/8 in. (31.8 × 23.2 cm)
Sheet: 15 13/16 × 10 13/16 in. (40.2 × 27.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.663.1.3
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed lower right on the plate: Th. Nast

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The Rising of the Dead
Thomas Nast
December 12, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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Wood engraving on newsprint
89.639.2.2
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1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.554.2
A Dead Failure
Thomas Nast
June 13, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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Tom Is Dead
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