More Food for the Cannibal Press, from "Harper's Weekly"

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More Food for the Cannibal Press, from "Harper's Weekly"
More Food for the Cannibal Press, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished August 7, 1875
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 11 in. × 9 1/8 in. (27.9 × 23.2 cm) Sheet: 15 13/16 × 10 3/4 in. (40.2 × 27.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.292
Not on view
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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 right 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. XIX.-No. 971: New York, Saturday, August 7, 1875."
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Thomas Nast
Date: published February 12, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.311
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Thomas Nast
Date: published September 8, 1866
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Thomas Nast
Date: published May 9, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.238
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The Reign of the Press, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 8, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.319
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Thomas Nast
Date: published December 2, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.350
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Thomas Nast
Date: published February 6, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Thomas Nast
Date: published April 25, 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.33
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Thomas Nast
Date: published December 30, 1871
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.162
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The Modern Mazeppa: 'What I Know about the Road from Cincinnati To...', from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published June 1, 1872
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.187
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The Last Shot of the Honorable Senator from Massachusetts, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published June 22, 1872
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.190
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Date: published July 25, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.249