Now Gnaw Away, from "Harper's Weekly"

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Now Gnaw Away, from "Harper's Weekly"
Now Gnaw Away, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished December 5, 1874
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 10 9/16 in. × 9 in. (26.8 × 22.9 cm) Sheet: 15 5/8 × 10 11/16 in. (39.7 × 27.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.263
Not on view
DescriptionSnake with "Democratic party" on back slithering toward a knife with cover reading "The union as it is." Sledgehammer with head reading "Senate" resting up against block with metal object with spike on it. Metal object reads "U.S.C. / President." Wash bucket in back.
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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 left 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. XVIII.-No. 936: New York, Saturday, December 5, 1874."
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Thomas Nast
Date: published February 6, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: S2019.2.103
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Thomas Nast
Date: published February 13, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.270
Photograph by David Revette.
Red-figure bell krater (mixing vessel)
Unknown artist, Greek (Ancient)
Date: mid 4th century B.C.E.
Medium: Terracotta
Object number: 1929.43
Photo by John Bentham.
Now for a Good Wash it is Necessary
Thomas Nast
Date: published June 4, 1892
Medium: Lithograph
Object number: 1944.1.49
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A Burden He Has to Shoulder, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published October 24, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.256
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Fragment of a relief from the Northwest Palace at Nimrud
Date: c. 883-859 BCE
Medium: Gypsum with remnants of red pigment
Object number: 1868.5
Photograph by John Bentham.
Coffin medallion with head of Medusa
Unknown artist, Greek (Ancient)
Date: c. 332-250 BCE
Medium: Terracotta with remnants of pigment
Object number: 1943.20
© Elias Sime. Image courtesy of James Cohan Gallery.
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Elias Sime
Date: 2016
Medium: Reclaimed electronic components and insulated wire on panel
Object number: 2017.2
The ‘Funny’ Little Boy in Trouble, from "Harper's Weekly"
The ‘Funny’ Little Boy in Trouble, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 28, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.262
Photograph by John Bentham.
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Medium: Gouache and gold over white ground on paper
Object number: 1986.26
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Thomas Nast
Date: published November 7, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.259
I Had a Magnificant Chance and Threw it Away
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Thomas Nast
Date: unknown
Medium: Wood engraving on paper
Object number: 1944.1.59