Thomas Nast
The American Twins

The American Twins

Public Domain

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The American Twins
  • A Proud Mother
DateFebruary 7, 1874
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate (.A, The American Twins): 4 1/4 × 4 1/2 in. (10.8 × 11.4 cm)
 Plate (.B, A Proud Mother): 5 1/4 × 4 9/16 in. (13.3 × 11.6 cm)
 Sheet: 16 × 10 7/8 in. (40.6 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.623.2.1.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 left on the plate: Th. Nast.
.B bottom left on the plate: M.Woolf.

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The American Twins
Thomas Nast
The American Twins
February 7, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.623.2.2.A,.B
The American Twins
Thomas Nast
The American Twins
February 7, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.623.2.3.A,.B
.A: The Best 'Cheshire' Cheese Is American - Quite American You Know
Thomas Nast
.A: The Best 'Cheshire' Cheese Is American - Quite American You Know
September 12,1885
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.763.2.A-.C
Carl Is Disgusted with American Politics
Thomas Nast
Carl Is Disgusted with American Politics
August 24, 1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.578.1
.A: Now The American Must Go
Thomas Nast
.A: Now The American Must Go
July 1, 1882
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.733.2.A,.B
.A: A Boy-Cott Is a Red Hot Bed of Rebellion against Our American Institutions
Thomas Nast
.A: A Boy-Cott Is a Red Hot Bed of Rebellion against Our American Institutions
May 1, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.771.2.A-.C
Image Not Available for "No Extra Session Necessary / Another Outrage on American Shipping"
Thomas Nast
"No Extra Session Necessary / Another Outrage on American Shipping"
1879
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.704.3
The Telephone Scandal
Thomas Nast
The Telephone Scandal
February 13, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.92
Major-General Winfield Scott Hancock, U.S.A.
Thomas Nast
Major-General Winfield Scott Hancock, U.S.A.
February 20, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.93
Defacing The Administration Sign
Thomas Nast
Defacing The Administration Sign
February 20, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.94
He Is In No Danger
Thomas Nast
He Is In No Danger
February 20, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.95
Image Not Available for H. G. "Let Us Clasp Hands over the Bloody Chasm"
Thomas Nast
H. G. "Let Us Clasp Hands over the Bloody Chasm"
1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.586.1