Artist
Thomas Nast (American, 1840–1902)American, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Reconstruction
- Oh, Mother, Mr. Arthur Is Killed
- from Harper's Weekly, 22 September, 1866
Date1866
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsPlate (.A): 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 in. (8.9 × 5.6 cm)
Plate (.B): 6 7/8 × 4 5/16 in. (17.5 × 10.9 cm)
Sheet: 15 3/8 × 10 7/16 in. (39.1 × 26.5 cm)
Plate (.B): 6 7/8 × 4 5/16 in. (17.5 × 10.9 cm)
Sheet: 15 3/8 × 10 7/16 in. (39.1 × 26.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.471.2.A,.B
Not on view
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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
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
printed on the plate .A "T.N.", .B "Th.Nast"
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Thomas Nast
1866
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.474
Thomas Nast
May 1, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.771.2.A-.C
