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Artist/Maker
Thomas Nast
(American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datec. 1897
MediumGraphite and ink on paper
DimensionsSheet: 8 1/2 × 9 in. (21.6 × 22.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist's son
Object number1944.1.1a-b
Not on view
DescriptionInk and pencil sketch drawn on the back of a telegram dated December 14, 1897 from R. C. Coldwell(?) to Thomas Nast, sent from Louisville, KY via The Southern Lyceum Bureau regarding a meeting at the Waldorf, the week of January 16, 1897.
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Provenance
1943: Hamilton College, by gift of Mabel Nast Crawford and Cyril Nast;
? - 1943: Thomas Nast family (Mrs. Thomas Nast, Thomas Nast Jr., Mabel Nast Crawford, and Cyril Nast), presumably by gift or inheritance from the artist.
? - 1943: Thomas Nast family (Mrs. Thomas Nast, Thomas Nast Jr., Mabel Nast Crawford, and Cyril Nast), presumably by gift or inheritance from the artist.
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