Thomas Nast
Our Common Schools as They Are and as They May Be

Our Common Schools as They Are and as They May Be

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Our Common Schools as They Are and as They May Be
ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Our Common Schools as They Are and as They May Be
DateFebruary 26, 1870
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate : 14 1/8 × 9 1/16 in. (35.9 × 23 cm)
 Sheet: 15 11/16 × 10 5/8 in. (39.8 × 27 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.520.1
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Prints and Drawings
Object Type
ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom right on the plate: Th. Nast.
printed on the plate top: Free to all common school All hands round / No Seat No Caste / "Union is Strength"
middle: Death to Us / Public School, Fun for them / Roman Catholic Military School / RC Navy Academy / for the Holy See / RC Diplomatic College
Justice on scales: Honest votes / Fradulent votes
on sacks: The Rich and Poorman / Taxes / State Money / Distribution of the Sectarian Fund / Tax Levy for Schools
bottom: Sectarian Bitterness
schools-Methodist, Episcopal, RC, Jewish, African, Chinese, German, French

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