Thomas Nast
The Cat's Paw - Anything to Get Chestnuts

The Cat's Paw - Anything to Get Chestnuts

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The Cat's Paw - Anything to Get Chestnuts
ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Cat's Paw - Anything to Get Chestnuts
  • from Harper's Weekly
DateAugust 10, 1872
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.576.2
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Department
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Object Type
ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Exhibition History"Caricature: The Art of Criticism," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Lower Brown Corridor, January 19 - May 17, 2010.

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