The 'Mexican' Scarecrow, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The 'Mexican' Scarecrow, from "Harper's Weekly"
The 'Mexican' Scarecrow, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished January 13, 1877
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 3/16 in. × 9 in. (33.5 × 22.9 cm) Sheet: 15 11/16 × 10 3/4 in. (39.8 × 27.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.358
Not on view
DescriptionCaptioned "CENTENNIAL EAGLE. 'You can't scare nor cheat this Bird off the Rock, Stranger.'" typeset beneath title in black ink.

Additional Details

Provenance 2019: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Jay G. Williams.
Signature Signed "Th Nast" in block at center right composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Page number "24," publisher, and publication date "January 13, 1877" typeset above image in black ink.
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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