Reconstruction, from "Harper's Weekly"

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Reconstruction, from "Harper's Weekly"
Reconstruction, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished August 15, 1868
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 10 11/16 × 9 1/8 in. (27.1 × 23.2 cm) Sheet: 15 11/16 × 10 5/8 in. (39.8 × 27 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.99
Not on view
DescriptionAmerican Reconstruction Era
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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. XII.-No. 607: New York, Saturday, August 15, 1868."
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Date: published November 20, 1869
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Move On, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Date: published April 22, 1871
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.131
'Pardon' and 'Franchise', from "Harper's Weekly"
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.71
President Lincoln Entering Richmond, April 4,1865, from "Harper's Weekly"
President Lincoln Entering Richmond, April 4,1865, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published February 24, 1866
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.76
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The Contrast of Suffering: Andersonville and Fortress Monroe, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published June 30, 1866
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.77
Political Niagara, from "Harper's Weekly"
Political Niagara, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published June 27, 1868
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.95
The Youngest Introducing the Oldest, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Youngest Introducing the Oldest, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published July 18, 1868
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.97
The British Lion Disarmed, from "Harper's Weekly"
The British Lion Disarmed, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published August 1, 1868
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.98
Lead Us Not into Temptation, from "Harper's Weekly"
Lead Us Not into Temptation, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published September 19, 1868
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.101
All the Difference in the World, from "Harper's Weekly"
All the Difference in the World, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published September 26, 1868
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.102