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Artist/Maker
Thomas Nast
(American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Dateunknown
MediumWood engraving on paper
DimensionsComposition: 8 1/4 × 6 in. (21 × 15.2 cm)
Sheet (Irregular): 12 × 9 1/2 in. (30.5 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist's son
Object number1944.1.59
Not on view
DescriptionThis cartoon depicts Uncle Sam with his back turned to the viewer, carrying a long plank that reads "Republican Tariff Platform of 1884. The Republican party pledges itself to correct the inequalities of the tariff and to reduce the surplus." He stands before a "Stage Door" labeled "Republican Convention, Chicago - 1888." A jug hangs nearby that reads "Free in the arts. G.O.P." At the lower right is a hobo's bag tied to a stick that reads "Unnecessary taxation for the benefit of monoplists only." The caption below reads "It had a magnificent chance and threw it away. Uncle Sam: 'I thought I should find relief here, but I can at least rescue this from the wreck.'"
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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.
Signature
Etched Recto Lower Right: "Th: Nast"
Inscribed
None
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.353
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.256
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Medium: Lithograph
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.257