The Chinese Question, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The Chinese Question, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Chinese Question, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished February 18, 1871
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 12 3/4 in. × 9 in. (32.4 × 22.9 cm) Sheet: 15 15/16 × 11 1/8 in. (40.5 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.127
Not on view
DescriptionAmerican Reconstruction Era. Captioned "Columbia: 'Hands off gentlemen! America means fair play for all men' " typeset beneath 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.
Signature Signed "Th Nast" in block at lower right composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Publication date "February 18, 1871," publisher, and page number "149" typeset above image at top of the sheet.
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