Thomas Nast
.A: Those Foreign Savages

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • .A: Those Foreign Savages
  • .B: On or about This Time
  • .C: The Plumb of It
DateJuly 24, 1886
Printed inUnited States
MediumWood engravings on newsprint
DimensionsPlate (.A, Savages): 4 11/16 × 4 9/16 in. (11.9 × 11.6 cm)
Plate (.B, This Time): 5 1/4 × 4 9/16 in. (13.3 × 11.6 cm)
Plate (.C, Plumb): 4 9/16 × 4 9/16 in. (11.6 × 11.6 cm)
Sheet: 16 1/2 × 11 11/16 in. (41.9 × 29.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.780.A-.C
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.A-.C printed on the plate lower right: Th.Nast.

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