Thomas Nast
The Emancipation of the Negroes, January, 1863 - The Past and the Future

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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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The Emancipation of the Negroes, January, 1863 - The Past and the Future

DateJanuary 24,1863

PlaceUnited States

MediumWood engraving

DimensionsPlate : 13 9/16 × 20 3/8 in. (34.4 × 51.8 cm)
Sheet: 15 13/16 × 21 3/4 in. (40.2 × 55.2 cm)

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

Object number89.411

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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "The Penand the Sword: Winslow Homer, Thomas Nast and the American Civil War" The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston August 4, 1990 - February 3, 1991 Subsequent tour through

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printed on the plate bottom right "Th.Nast"

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