Thomas Nast
.A: How the Policeman Should Look, and How He Should Not

.A: How the Policeman Should Look, and How He Should Not

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.A: How the Policeman Should Look, and How He Should Not
ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • .A: How the Policeman Should Look, and How He Should Not
  • .B: No Honest Workman Will Get One Cent of It
DateSeptember 2, 1882
Published inUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate : 6 × 9 3/8 in. (15.2 × 23.8 cm)
 Plate : 5 1/2 × 4 7/16 in. (14 × 11.3 cm)
 Sheet: 16 7/8 × 11 9/16 in. (42.9 × 29.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.738.2.A,.B
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Object Type
ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.A printed on plate 1 lower right, on plate 2 lower left: Th.Nast.
.B printed on the plate right center: Th.Nast.

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