Thomas Nast
Slippery Sam

Slippery Sam

Public Domain

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Slippery Sam
  • The Great Buggy Smasher
  • from Harpers Weekly Magazine
DateAugust 12, 1876
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsSheet: 16 3/16 × 10 7/8 in. (41.1 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey
Object number91.1429.33.A,.B
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Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.73.A,.B
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Thomas Nast
Uncle Sam (as Lord Dundreary)
June 6, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.638.3.4.A,.B
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Thomas Nast
Uncle Sam (as Lord Dundreary)
June 6, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.638.3.3.A,.B
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June 6, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.638.3.2.A,.B
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Wood engraving
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1878
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.684.1.A,.B
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"Dance to Your Daddy"
1878
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.683.3.A,.B
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May 4, 1878
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.688.3
Image Not Available for The Tramp Period
Thomas Nast
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May 4, 1878
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.688.2
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"Home, Sweet Home. There's No Place Like Home"
1878
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.689.2