Out of One into Another?, from "Harper's Weekly"

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Out of One into Another?, from "Harper's Weekly"
Out of One into Another?, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished November 6, 1875
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 15 5/8 × 10 11/16 in. (39.7 × 27.1 cm) Sheet: 9 in. × 13 1/2 in. (22.9 × 34.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.297
Not on view
DescriptionElephant reading "Republican / Vote" on forehead, and "Iowa", "Ohio", and "Nebraska" on three feet. Elephant facing man wearing hat with two feathers reading "Free Schools" and "Hard Money". Standing in front of fence with sign reading "Reformed / Tammany Hall. / Come in here, if you wish / to be protected from / vultures and rats. / 1875." Captioned "U.S. 'Now don't be frightened into THAT Trap.'" 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. Page number "896," publisher, and publication date "November 6, 1875" typeset above image in black ink.
A Tammany Rat, from "Harper's Weekly"
A Tammany Rat, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 7, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.259
"The Elephant Walks Around" and the "Still Hunt" is Nearly Over, from "Harper's Weekly"
"The Elephant Walks Around" and the "Still Hunt" is Nearly Over, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published October 28, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.345
The Mysterious Influence of the New York ‘Herald!’, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Mysterious Influence of the New York ‘Herald!’, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published February 13, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.270
Tammany Down Again-The 'Reform' Trap Smashed, from "Harper's Weekly"
Tammany Down Again-The 'Reform' Trap Smashed, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 20, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.299
The Third Term Panic, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Third Term Panic, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 7, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.258
An Inflation Opinion, from "Harper's Weekly"
An Inflation Opinion, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published July 4, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.247
Between Two Fires, from "Harper's Weekly"
Between Two Fires, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published October 14, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.342
The 'Third Term' Trap, from "Harper's Weekly"
The 'Third Term' Trap, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published June 26, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.288
Our Modern Mummy, from "Harper's Weekly"
Our Modern Mummy, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published October 16, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.295
The Next Pardon in the Reform Farce, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Next Pardon in the Reform Farce, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published May 15, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.285
A Republican Form of Government, and No Domestic Violence, from "Harper's Weekly"
A Republican Form of Government, and No Domestic Violence, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published March 6, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.273
Bowl
Bowl
Date: c. 250-950 CE
Medium: Polychrome ceramic
Object number: 2001.1.20