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Artist/Maker
Thomas Nast
(American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datec. 1868
MediumGraphite on paper
DimensionsComposition: 7 1/2 × 9 3/4 in. (19.1 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist's son
Object number1944.1.14a-b
Not on view
DescriptionAmerican Reconstruction Era. Pencil sketches on the back of a letter dated June 20, 1868. The letter is from Lee & Shepard to Thomas Nast regarding illustration for "Our Standard Bearer" or "Life of General Grant" for Optic's Magazine.
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Provenance
1943: Hamilton College, by gift of Mabel Nast Crawford and Cyril Nast;
? - 1943: Thomas Nast family (Mrs. Thomas Nast, Thomas Nast Jr., Mabel Nast Crawford, and Cyril Nast), presumably by gift or inheritance from the artist.
? - 1943: Thomas Nast family (Mrs. Thomas Nast, Thomas Nast Jr., Mabel Nast Crawford, and Cyril Nast), presumably by gift or inheritance from the artist.
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