Thomas Nast
Our Living Skeleton Standing Army

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Our Living Skeleton Standing Army
DateJune 27, 1874
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate : 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (11.4 × 11.4 cm)
Sheet: 16 1/4 × 11 1/8 in. (41.3 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.641.2.1
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom center on the plate: Th. Nast.

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Our Living Skeleton Standing Army
Thomas Nast
June 27, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.641.2.3
Our Living Skeleton Standing Army
Thomas Nast
June 27, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.641.2.2
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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Thomas Nast
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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The Foreign Church (Roman) Declaring War upon Our National Public Schools
Thomas Nast
November 8,1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.610.2.2
The Foreign Church (Roman) Declaring War upon Our National Public Schools
Thomas Nast
November 8, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.610.2.3
If He Can't Respect Our Flag, Send Him Where He Belongs
Thomas Nast
December 6, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.614.2.2
Victory Sits on Our Helm
Thomas Nast
December 6, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.614.1.2
.A:  A Boy-Cott Is a Red Hot Bed of Rebellion against Our American Institutions
Thomas Nast
May 1, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.771.2.A-.C
.A:  Our Legislative Code of Arms
Thomas Nast
February 6,1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.768.2.1.A-.C
.A:  Our Next Haul
Thomas Nast
June 19, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.777.2.A,.B