Thomas Nast
.A: Rough on Repairs

.A: Rough on Repairs

Public Domain

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • .A: Rough on Repairs
  • .B: The First (Real) Lady of the Land
  • .C: Truth is Stranger than Fiction
DateJune 13,1885
Printed inUnited States
MediumWood engravings on newsprint
DimensionsPlate (.A, Rough): 4 9/16 × 4 9/16 in. (11.6 × 11.6 cm)
 Plate (.B, First (Real) Lady): 4 9/16 × 4 1/2 in. (11.6 × 11.4 cm)
 Plate (.C, Truth): 5 × 4 9/16 in. (12.7 × 11.6 cm)
 Sheet: 16 3/16 × 10 1/2 in. (41.1 × 26.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.761.2.A-.C
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Object Type
ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso top right margin in pencil: see / other / side
printed on the plate
.A lower right: Th.Nast.
.B lower left: Th.Nast.
.C lower left: Th.Nast

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Wood engravings on newsprint
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Wood engravings on newsprint
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.A: Between Two Fires
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Wood engravings on newsprint
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Wood engravings on newsprint
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.A: When His Skin Is Not in Danger
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Wood engravings on newsprint
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Wood engravings on newsprint
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.A: Our Legislative Code of Arms
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Wood engravings on newsprint
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Wood engravings on newsprint
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.A: Our Next Haul
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Wood engravings on newsprint
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.A: Both
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Wood engravings on newsprint
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