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: The Latest News from the Tub of War at Alexandria
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Wood engraving on newsprint
89.735.2.A,.B
.A: The Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
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.A: The Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
August 12, 1882
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.736.A-.C
.A: Moslem against Moslem
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.A: Moslem against Moslem
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Wood engraving on newsprint
89.737.2.A-.C
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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Wood engraving on newsprint
89.601.2.2
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March 22, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.602.2.A,.B
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January 18, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.599.2
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The Unprotected Female at the Holy Sea Side
January 25, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.600.2
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January 4, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.597.3.2
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Wood engraving on newsprint
89.598.2