Go West, Young Man!, from "Harper's Weekly"

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Go West, Young Man!, from "Harper's Weekly"
Go West, Young Man!, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished November 20, 1875
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 10 1/2 × 9 1/8 in. (26.7 × 23.2 cm) Sheet: 15 13/16 × 11 1/16 in. (40.2 × 28.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.300
Not on view
DescriptionCaptioned "W.R. 'The man that hath no music in himself, / Nor is it mov'd with concord of sweet sounds, / Is fit for treasons, stratagens, and spoils.'--SHAKESPEARE." 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 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. XIX.-No. 986: New York, Saturday, November 20, 1875."
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