Thomas Nast
Out of the Ruins

Out of the Ruins

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ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Out of the Ruins
DateOctober 18, 1873
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate: 10 15/16 × 9 3/16 in. (27.8 × 23.3 cm)
 Sheet: 15 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. (40 × 27.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.607.1.1
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Object Type
ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
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Out of the Ruins
Thomas Nast
Out of the Ruins
October 18, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.607.1.2
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Thomas Nast
"'Old Honesty' among the Ruins of Tammany"
1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.584.1
Moses Junior Viewing the Promised Land from Mount Ruin
Thomas Nast
Moses Junior Viewing the Promised Land from Mount Ruin
July 25, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.645.1.3
Moses Junior Viewing the Promised Land from Mount Ruin
Thomas Nast
Moses Junior Viewing the Promised Land from Mount Ruin
July 25, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.645.1.1
Moses Junior Viewing the Promised Land from Mount Ruin
Thomas Nast
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July 25, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.645.1.2
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Thomas Nast
"Out Damned Spot, Out, I Say"
1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.589.3
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Turn The Deadheads Out
January 16, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.84
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Thomas Nast
"Played Out"
1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.569.2
It Cost Us Thousands And Thousands Of Dollars To Find This Out
Thomas Nast
It Cost Us Thousands And Thousands Of Dollars To Find This Out
March 22, 1879
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.18
Napoleon: Dead Men's Clothes Soon Wear Out
Thomas Nast
Napoleon: Dead Men's Clothes Soon Wear Out
September 10, 1870
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.537.1.1
Our President Put His Foot Down, And The British Lion Will Have To Wriggle Out
Thomas Nast
Our President Put His Foot Down, And The British Lion Will Have To Wriggle Out
July 6, 1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.3
The Cradle of Liberty Out of Danger
Thomas Nast
The Cradle of Liberty Out of Danger
May 16, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.635.1.3