Thomas Nast
Tom Is Dead

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Tom Is Dead
  • The Fate of Union Men
  • from Harper's Weekly, 28 September, 1866
Date1866
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsPlate (.A): 3 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.7 cm)
Plate (.B): 6 7/8 × 4 1/4 in. (17.5 × 10.8 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 10 1/2 in. (40.3 × 26.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.463.1.A,.B
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
printed on the plate .A bottom right corner "T.N.", .B bottom right corner "Th Nast"

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