Thomas Nast
The Cradle of Liberty in Danger

The Cradle of Liberty in Danger

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ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Cradle of Liberty in Danger
DateApril 11, 1874
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate : 10 5/8 × 9 1/8 in. (27 × 23.2 cm)
 Sheet: 15 3/4 × 11 1/16 in. (40 × 28.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.631.1
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Object Type
ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom right on the plate: Th. Nast.

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The Cradle of Liberty in Danger
Thomas Nast
The Cradle of Liberty in Danger
April 11, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.631.2
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Thomas Nast
The Cradle of Liberty Out of Danger
May 16, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.635.1.3
The Cradle of Liberty Out of Danger
Thomas Nast
The Cradle of Liberty Out of Danger
May 16, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.635.1.2
The Cradle of Liberty Out of Danger
Thomas Nast
The Cradle of Liberty Out of Danger
May 16, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.635.1.1
He Is In No Danger
Thomas Nast
He Is In No Danger
February 20, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.95
.A: When His Skin Is Not in Danger
Thomas Nast
.A: When His Skin Is Not in Danger
May 22, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.774.2.A-.C
.A: Liberty (to Go if You Do Not Like the Institutions of Our Republic) or (Commit Murder and You Will Be Punished with) Death ...
Thomas Nast
.A: Liberty (to Go if You Do Not Like the Institutions of Our Republic) or (Commit Murder and You Will Be Punished with) Death ...
June 5, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.775.2.A,.B
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
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
Image Not Available for "Pile Up the Ashes"
Thomas Nast
"Pile Up the Ashes"
1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.585.4