Why We Laugh, from "Harper's Weekly"

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Why We Laugh, from "Harper's Weekly"
Why We Laugh, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished June 3, 1876
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 10 11/16 × 9 1/16 in. (27.1 × 23 cm) Sheet: 15 13/16 in. × 11 in. (40.2 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.326
Not on view
DescriptionCaptioned "--Pro Tem" typeset following 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.
Markings None noted.
Signature Not signed.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Publisher banner headline typeset above image in black ink: "Harper's Weekly / Journal of Civilization / Vol. XX.-No. 1014: New York, Saturday, June 3, 1876."
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Date: published April 6, 1872
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.267
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Thomas Nast
Date: published June 8, 1872
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.188
The Day We Celebrate, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Date: published April 6, 1867
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Date: published July 6, 1872
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.191
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Thomas Nast
Date: published June 17, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.328
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The Outs Always Wake Up the Ins, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published January 2, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.266
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Thomas Nast
Date: published January 23, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.269
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Thomas Nast
Date: published May 15, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.285
The British Lion Loose in the House of Commons, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Date: published August 14, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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