Thomas Nast
Too Heavy a Load for the Trades-Unions

Too Heavy a Load for the Trades-Unions

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Too Heavy a Load for the Trades-Unions
ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Too Heavy a Load for the Trades-Unions
DateMay 15, 1886
Printed inUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate: 11 3/8 × 8 1/4 in. (28.9 × 21 cm)
 Sheet: 16 1/8 × 11 in. (41 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.773.1
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
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printed on the plate lower right: Th.Nast.

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