The Republic in Danger, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The Republic in Danger, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Republic in Danger, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished May 1, 1875
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 12 3/4 × 9 1/4 in. (32.4 × 23.5 cm) Sheet: 15 7/8 × 10 7/8 in. (40.3 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.281
Not on view
DescriptionLarge eagle sitting on a snake whose face reads "Slavery", and body reads "Rebellion". Eagle has one talon on a stone with writing on it. Captioned "SPRING CHICKEN (cackling to Centennial Eagle). 'Dear Mr. Eagle, I am seriously alarmed for your safety. Your Constitution is in danger of breaking down; and even if that / Blackbird does not destroy you, I am afraid that my Father on the opposite Cliff will peck you to pieces. You had better take refuge under the Shelter of my Wing.'" typeset beneath title in black ink.
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Exhibition History 2024-2025
Clinton, NY. The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Menagerie: Animals in Art from the Wellin Museum," September 7, 2024 –June 8, 2025 (no cat.). Work exhibited in second rotation only, Spring 2025 semester.
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. Page number "356," publisher, and publication date "May 1, 1875" typeset above image in black ink.
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
Not So Easily Played Upon, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Thomas Nast
Date: published April 27, 1872
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.177
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Thomas Nast
Date: published January 13, 1877
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.358
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Thomas Nast
Date: published October 24, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.256
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Thomas Nast
Date: published June 22, 1878
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Thomas Nast
Date: published December 5, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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© Duane Michals. Image courtesy of Light Work, Syracuse, NY. For educational purposes only.
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Duane Michals
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Medium: Pigmented inkjet print
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Thomas Nast
Date: published March 20, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Thomas Nast
Date: published May 25, 1878
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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The Trouble Has Commenced, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published February 27, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.271
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A Blow and a Bite, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published March 19, 1881
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: S2019.2.259
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Medium: Silver
Object number: S2018.1.4