The Chicago Platform, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The Chicago Platform, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Chicago Platform, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished October 15, 1864
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 1/2 × 20 1/2 in. (34.3 × 52.1 cm) Sheet: 15 15/16 × 23 in. (40.5 × 58.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.64
Not on view
DescriptionAmerican Civil War
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Provenance 2019: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Jay G. Williams.
Signature Signed "Th Nast" in block at the center of the composition.
Inscribed Title in block along the top of the composition in black ink. Page numbers "664" and "665" and publisher typeset above image in black ink.
Compromise with the South: Dedicated to the Chicago Convention, from "Harper's Weekly"
Compromise with the South: Dedicated to the Chicago Convention, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published September 3, 1864
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.61
Sanitary Commission: Our Heroines, from "Harper's Weekly"
Sanitary Commission: Our Heroines, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 9, 1864
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.57
The Emancipation of the Negroes, January, 1863:The Past and the Future, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Emancipation of the Negroes, January, 1863:The Past and the Future, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published January 24, 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.28
Thanksgiving-Day, November 26, 1863, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thanksgiving-Day, November 26, 1863, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 5 , 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.47
Christmas Eve, 1862, from "Harper's Weekly"
Christmas Eve, 1862, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published January 3, 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.26
A Group of Butternut Prisoners, Taken from Life, from "Harper's Weekly"
A Group of Butternut Prisoners, Taken from Life, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 25, 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.33
On to Richmond, from "Harper's Weekly"
On to Richmond, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published June 18, 1864
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.59
Gallant Color Bearer, from "Harper's Weekly"
Gallant Color Bearer, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published September 20, 1862
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.17
A Rebel Guerrilla Raid in a Western Town, from "Harper's Weekly"
A Rebel Guerrilla Raid in a Western Town, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published September 27, 1862
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.19
General McClellan Entering the Town of Frederick, Maryland: the Popular Welcome, from "Harper's Weekly"
General McClellan Entering the Town of Frederick, Maryland: the Popular Welcome, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published October 4, 1862
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.20
After the Battle: Rebels in Possession of the Field, from "Harper's Weekly"
After the Battle: Rebels in Possession of the Field, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published October 25, 1862
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.21
The Army of the Potomac: "Little Mac" Making His Rounds, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Army of the Potomac: "Little Mac" Making His Rounds, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 15, 1862
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.22