Thomas Nast
Caught in a Trap, the Result of the Third-Term Hoax

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Caught in a Trap, the Result of the Third-Term Hoax
  • from Harper's Weekly
DateNovember 21, 1874
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.660.2.A-.C
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Exhibition History"Caricature: The Art of Criticism," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Lower Brown Corridor, January 19 - May 17, 2010.

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