The Grand Occasion of the Century, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The Grand Occasion of the Century, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Grand Occasion of the Century, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 – 1902)
Datepublished April 25, 1874
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 10 3/8 × 9 in. (26.4 × 22.9 cm) Sheet: 15 5/8 × 11 in. (39.7 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.237
Not on view
DescriptionCaptioned "Minerva. 'Atlas, the world must stand still until the Senatorial Contest in Massachusetts is decided.' / The Heavenly Bodies will have a rest" typeset beneath title in black ink.
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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 lower left composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Publisher banner headline typeset above image in black ink: "Harper's Weekly / Journal of Civilization / Vol. XVIII.-No. 904: New York, Saturday, April 25, 1874."
Britannia Lionizing our Modern Ulysses, from "Harper's Weekly"
Britannia Lionizing our Modern Ulysses, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published June 30, 1877
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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'The Indifference' of Uncle Sam, from "Harper's Weekly"
'The Indifference' of Uncle Sam, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 9, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.353
Photo by John Bentham.
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George Catlin
Date: 1845
Medium: Hand-colored lithograph on paper
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The Cradle of Liberty in Danger, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Cradle of Liberty in Danger, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 11, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.236
Homo-Phobia, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Thomas Nast
Date: published July 10, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.290
Saved (?) by the Skin of his---, from "Harper's Weekly"
Saved (?) by the Skin of his---, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 24, 1877
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.391
The ‘Funny’ Little Boy in Trouble, from "Harper's Weekly"
The ‘Funny’ Little Boy in Trouble, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 28, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.262
Image Not Available for Artist's Hand Holding Children's Drawings
Artist's Hand Holding Children's Drawings
Edwin W. Dickinson
Date: February - March 1940
Medium: Oil on canvas
Object number: 2016.8.1
United States Senate Theatre, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Thomas Nast
Date: published March 30, 1872
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.170
He Wants a Change Too, from "Harper's Weekly"
He Wants a Change Too, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published October 28, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.346
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
The Greatest Joke of the Century, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Greatest Joke of the Century, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published June 20, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.244