Thomas Nast
What Are You Going to Do about It if "Old Honesty" Lets Him Loose Again?

What Are You Going to Do about It if "Old Honesty" Lets Him Loose Again?

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What Are You Going to Do about It if "Old Honesty" Lets Him Loose Again?
ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • What Are You Going to Do about It if "Old Honesty" Lets Him Loose Again?
DateAugust 31, 1872
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate: 10 3/4 × 9 1/4 in. (27.3 × 23.5 cm)
 Sheet: 16 1/8 × 11 in. (41 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.579.1
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
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printed on the plate bottom left: Th Nast

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