Thomas Nast
A Dead Failure

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • A Dead Failure
DateJune 13, 1874
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate: 13 5/16 × 9 3/16 in. (33.8 × 23.3 cm)
Sheet: 15 3/4 × 10 13/16 in. (40 × 27.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.639.2.1
Not on view

Explore Further

Object Type
ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
lower right on the plate: Th. Nast.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

A Dead Failure
Thomas Nast
June 13, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.639.2.2
Our Dead-Head Legislature
Thomas Nast
February 6, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.90
Napoleon: Dead Men's Clothes Soon Wear Out
Thomas Nast
September 10, 1870
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.537.1.1
A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion
Thomas Nast
January 15, 1870
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.516
Thomas Nast
1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.554.2
The Rising of the Dead
Thomas Nast
December 12, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.663.1.3
The Rising of the Dead
Thomas Nast
December 12, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.663.1.2
Napoleon: Dead Men's Clothes Soon Wear Out
Thomas Nast
September 10, 1870
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.537.1.2
The Rising of the Dead
Thomas Nast
December 12, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.663.1.1
The Telephone Scandal
Thomas Nast
February 13, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.92