Thomas Nast
Who Goes There? - A Friend

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Who Goes There? - A Friend
  • On the Beach at Long Beach
DateAugust 27, 1870
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate (.A, Who Goes There?): 9 1/4 × 14 in. (23.5 × 35.6 cm)
Plate (.B, On the Beach): 4 1/2 × 4 5/8 in. (11.4 × 11.7 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/16 × 15 3/4 in. (28.1 × 40 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.535.1.A,.B
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.A bottom right corner on the plate: Th. Nast.
.B bottom left on the plate: HOWARD DEL
.A printed on the plate: WAR WAR / FIRE RUIN / FAMINE / DESOLATION / DEATH / BLOOD / BLOOD, Death List
.B ENQUIRER DEMOCRAT / WORLD DAILY NEWS / REBEL NEW YORK SUN

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