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Thomas Nast (1840-1902), A Tail Praising It’s Head, 1880
Harper’s Weekly, August 21, 1880, cover
Wood engraving on paper.
Norman Rockwell Museum Collection. | Thomas Nast (1840-1902), The 'Great American' Game Of Public Office For Private Gain, 1884.
Harper’s Weekly, August 9, 1884, p. 523.
Wood engraving on paper.
Norman Rockwell Museum Collection. |
Thomas Nast (1840-1902), No Rest for the Wicked, 1876.
Harper’s Weekly, December 2, 1876, cover.
Wood engraving on paper.
Norman Rockwell Museum Collection. |
Thomas Nast (1840-1902), General Hancock Gulliver, How do You Like it as Far as You’ve Got? 1880.
Harper’s Weekly, July 31, 1880, p. 484.
Wood engraving on paper.
Norman Rockwell Museum Collection. |
Thomas Nast (1840-1902), The Democratic Tiger, 1876.
Harper’s Weekly, July 22, 1876, cover.
Wood engraving on paper.
Norman Rockwell Museum Collection. |
Thomas Nast (1840-1902), Grant in Chicago, 1868.
Harper’s Weekly, June 6, 1868, cover.
Wood engraving on paper.
Norman Rockwell Museum Collection. |
Thomas Nast (1840-1902), The Sacred Elephant, 1884,
Harper’s Weekly, March 8, 1884, cover.
Wood engraving on paper.
Norman Rockwell Museum Collection. |
Thomas Nast (1840-1902), Any Thing to Get In, 1872.
Harper’s Weekly, August 10, 1872, cover.
Wood engraving on paper.
Norman Rockwell Museum Collection. |
Thomas Nast (1840-1902), A Change is Necessary – Who Should Withdraw? 1880
Harper’s Weekly, November 6, 1880, p. 712.
Wood engraving on paper.
Norman Rockwell Museum Collection. |
Thomas Nast (1840-1902), The Solid South, 1876.
Harper’s Weekly, October 21, 1876, cover.
Wood engraving on paper.
Norman Rockwell Museum Collection. |
Thomas Nast (1840-1902), Lead us not into Temptation, 1868.
Harper’s Weekly, September 19, 1868, p. 600.
Wood engraving on paper.
Norman Rockwell Museum Collection. |
Thomas Nast (1840-1902), Still Hunt-ing, 1876.
Harper’s Weekly, September 23, 1876, cover.
Wood engraving on paper.
Norman Rockwell Museum Collection. |
Thomas Nast (1840-1902), Compromise with the South, 1864.
Harper’s Weekly, September 3, 1864, p. 572.
Wood engraving on paper.
Norman Rockwell Museum Collection. |
Thomas Nast (1840-1902), The Blessings of Victory, 1864.
Harper’s Weekly, September 24, 1864, p. 616-617.
Wood engraving on paper.
Norman Rockwell Museum Collection. |