A Soldier’s Lot is Not a Happy One

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A Soldier’s Lot is Not a Happy One
A Soldier’s Lot is Not a Happy One
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished April 29, 1882
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsSheet: 15 7/8 × 10 1/2 in. (40.3 × 26.7 cm) Composition: 14 1/2 × 9 3/8 in. (36.8 × 23.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object numberS2019.2.283
Not on view
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Signature Signed "Th Nast" in block at lower right composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink.
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Thomas Nast
Date: published July 3, 1869
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: S2019.2.28
A Scene in One of the Battles before Vicksburg, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Date: published March 7, 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.30
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Thomas Nast
Date: published November 6, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.297
When the Spring-time Comes, Gentle---Indian
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Thomas Nast
Date: published February 18, 1882
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: S2019.2.279
Pure White Mormon Immigration (recto); Which Color is to be Tabooed Next? (verso)
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Thomas Nast
Date: published March 25, 1882
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: S2019.2.280
E Pluribus Unum (Except the Chinese)
E Pluribus Unum (Except the Chinese)
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 1, 1882
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: S2019.2.281
At Last the Democratic Tiger Has Something to Hang On
At Last the Democratic Tiger Has Something to Hang On
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 22, 1882
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: S2019.2.282
(Dis-) ‘Honors are Easy’
(Dis-) ‘Honors are Easy’
Thomas Nast
Date: published May 20, 1882
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: S2019.2.285
Dr. Arthur’s Prescriptions
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Thomas Nast
Date: published December 16, 1882
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: S2019.2.291
The ‘Practical’ Politician’s Love for the Negro
The ‘Practical’ Politician’s Love for the Negro
Thomas Nast
Date: published July 25, 1885
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: S2019.2.311
The Greatest American Intimidators North and South
The Greatest American Intimidators North and South
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 7, 1885
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: S2019.2.316
The Masquerade Telephone Puzzle; The Conductor to Pay on this line; and A Musical Lesson
The Masquerade Telephone Puzzle; The Conductor to Pay on this line; and A Musical Lesson
Thomas Nast
Date: published March 6, 1886
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: S2019.2.323