Thomas Nast
Santa Claus in Camp

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Artist Thomas Nast (American, 1840–1902)American, 1840–1902

PublisherPublished by Harper's Weekly(American, 1857–1916)American, 1857–1916

CultureAmerican

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Santa Claus in Camp

DateJanuary 3,1863

PlaceUnited States

MediumWood engraving

DimensionsPlate : 10 3/4 × 9 1/16 in. (27.3 × 23 cm)
Sheet: 15 1/2 × 10 13/16 in. (39.4 × 27.5 cm)

Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics

Object number89.409.1

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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Exhibition HistoryLoaned to Cypress Creek Christian Church and Community Center, Spring, Texas, for Homer/Nast exhibition, September 1, 1998 to February 9, 1999.

Exhibited in "A Victorian Christmas," at the Shell and the American Landscape Museum, Houston, Texas, November 1, 2000 to January 8, 2001 (LN:2000.26).
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printed on the plate bottom left "Th.Nast."

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