Thomas Nast
Inflation Is As Easy As Lying

Inflation Is As Easy As Lying

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ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Inflation Is As Easy As Lying
DateMay 23, 1874
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate : 4 5/16 × 4 9/16 in. (11 × 11.6 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 number89.636.3.1
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
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bottom left on the plate: Th. Nast.

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Inflation Is As Easy As Lying
Thomas Nast
Inflation Is As Easy As Lying
May 23, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.636.3.3
Inflation Is As Easy As Lying
Thomas Nast
Inflation Is As Easy As Lying
May 23, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.636.3.2
Inflation Is As Easy As Lying
Thomas Nast
Inflation Is As Easy As Lying
May 23, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.636.3.4
An Inflation Opinion
Thomas Nast
An Inflation Opinion
July 4, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.642.1.3
An Inflation Opinion
Thomas Nast
An Inflation Opinion
July 4, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.642.1.2
An Inflation Opinion
Thomas Nast
An Inflation Opinion
July 4, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.642.1.1
By Inflation You Will Burst
Thomas Nast
By Inflation You Will Burst
December 20, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.616.1.A-.C
The Ignorant Vote - Honors Are Easy
Thomas Nast
The Ignorant Vote - Honors Are Easy
December 9, 1876
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.71
The Root of the Matter
Thomas Nast
The Root of the Matter
May 8, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.772.1.1
.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
Too Heavy a Load for the Trades-Unions
Thomas Nast
Too Heavy a Load for the Trades-Unions
May 15, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.773.1
.A: Highway Boycotting
Thomas Nast
.A: Highway Boycotting
May 8, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.772.2.1.A-.C