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Saved (?) by the Skin of his---, from "Harper's Weekly"
Saved (?) by the Skin of his---, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished November 24, 1877
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 10 13/16 × 9 1/8 in. (27.5 × 23.2 cm) Sheet: 15 3/4 × 10 3/8 in. (40 × 26.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.391
Not on view
DescriptionElephant handing from cliff with trunk handing onto tree at edge of cliff. Cliff reads "Massachusetts / Connecticut / Wisconsin. / Minnesota. / Kansas." Elephant's stomach reads "Republican / Party".
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Provenance 2019: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Jay G. Williams.
Markings None noted.
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. XXI.-No. 1091: New York, Saturday, November 24, 1877."
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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