Thomas Nast
United States Sanitary Commission: Our Heroines

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • United States Sanitary Commission: Our Heroines
  • from Harper's Weekly, 9 April 1864
Date1864
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsPlate: 9 1/16 × 13 5/8 in. (23 × 34.5 cm)
Sheet: 11 3/16 × 15 7/8 in. (28.4 × 40.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.431.1
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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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United State Sanitary Commission: Our Heroines
Thomas Nast
April 9, 1864
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.431.3
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Wood engraving
89.431.2
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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Thomas Nast
August 6, 1870
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.533.1.3
The New Comet - A Phenomenon Now Visible in All Parts of the United States
Thomas Nast
August 6 1870
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.533.1.2
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Thomas Nast
March 29, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
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Thomas Nast
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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November 8,1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.610.2.2