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."
The Press on the Field, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Press on the Field, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 30, 1864
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.58
The Power of the Press, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Power of the Press, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published May 9, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.238
Food For the Tricky Statesman, and Death to Our Honorable Army, from "Harper's Weekly"
Food For the Tricky Statesman, and Death to Our Honorable Army, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published February 12, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.311
The Reign of the Press, from "Harper's Weekly"
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
Timely Warning to Union Men: Which is More Illegal?, from "Harper's Weekly"
Timely Warning to Union Men: Which is More Illegal?, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published September 8, 1866
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.81
No Rest for the Wicked---Sentenced to More Hard Labor, from "Harper's Weekly"
No Rest for the Wicked---Sentenced to More Hard Labor, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 2, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.350
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
A Roman Catholic Mission from England to the 'Heathens' of America, from "Harper's Weekly"
A Roman Catholic Mission from England to the 'Heathens' of America, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 30, 1871
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.162
The Modern Mazeppa: 'What I Know about the Road from Cincinnati To...', from "Harper's Weekly"
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
The Last Shot of the Honorable Senator from Massachusetts, from "Harper's Weekly"
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
Moses Junior Viewing the Promised Land from Mount Ruin, from "Harper's Weekly"
Moses Junior Viewing the Promised Land from Mount Ruin, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published July 25, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.249
Street Scene in London: Winter Evening, from "Harper's Weekly"
Street Scene in London: Winter Evening, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: April 2,1859
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.1