Thomas Nast
.A: What Will They Do about It?

.A: What Will They Do about It?

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ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • .A: What Will They Do about It?
  • .B: Will Anybody Step on the Tail of His Coat?
  • .C: Fly Fishing
  • .D: It May Not Be Civil, but It's Right
DateApril 18, 1885
Printed inUnited States
MediumWood engravings on newsprint
DimensionsPlate (.A, What Will They Do?): 4 7/8 × 4 9/16 in. (12.4 × 11.6 cm)
 Plate (.B, Will Anybody?): 4 7/8 × 4 9/16 in. (12.4 × 11.6 cm)
 Plate (.C, Fly Fishing): 4 3/4 × 4 7/16 in. (12.1 × 11.3 cm)
 Plate (.D, May Not Be Civil): 5 3/8 × 4 9/16 in. (13.7 × 11.6 cm)
 Sheet: 16 9/16 × 11 1/8 in. (42.1 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.756.A-.D
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Object Type
ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
printed on the plate
.A lower right: Th.Nast.
.B lower left: Th.Nast.
.C bottom left: CSB.
.D lower right: Th.Nast.

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