Thomas Nast
The Greed For Loaves And Fishes

The Greed For Loaves And Fishes

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ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Greed For Loaves And Fishes
  • from Harpers Weekly Magazine
DateMay 17, 1879
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsSheet: 16 1/16 × 11 1/8 in. (40.8 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey
Object number91.1429.22
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.A: No Barrel, No Loaves
Thomas Nast
.A: No Barrel, No Loaves
October 10,1885
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.766.A-.C
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The Miraculous Draught of Fishes
1630 - 1645
Engraving on paper
71.95
The Root of the Matter
Thomas Nast
The Root of the Matter
May 8, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.772.1.1
.A: A Boy-Cott Is a Red Hot Bed of Rebellion against Our American Institutions
Thomas Nast
.A: A Boy-Cott Is a Red Hot Bed of Rebellion against Our American Institutions
May 1, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.771.2.A-.C
Too Heavy a Load for the Trades-Unions
Thomas Nast
Too Heavy a Load for the Trades-Unions
May 15, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.773.1
.A: Highway Boycotting
Thomas Nast
.A: Highway Boycotting
May 8, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.772.2.1.A-.C
.A: Between Two Fires
Thomas Nast
.A: Between Two Fires
May 22, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.774.1.A-.D
.A: The Chinese Puzzled
Thomas Nast
.A: The Chinese Puzzled
May 15, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.773.2.A-.C
.A: When His Skin Is Not in Danger
Thomas Nast
.A: When His Skin Is Not in Danger
May 22, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.774.2.A-.C
Roman Catholics Disgracing Themselves
Thomas Nast
Roman Catholics Disgracing Themselves
May 7, 1870
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.524.2
Oliver Cromwell and Charles I
Thomas Nast
Oliver Cromwell and Charles I
May 1, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.771.1
.A: 'Tis Logan That Is Gently Tapping, Rapping at the Secret Chamber Door
Thomas Nast
.A: 'Tis Logan That Is Gently Tapping, Rapping at the Secret Chamber Door
April 3, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.769.A-.C