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The Brains
Artist
Thomas Nast
(American, b. Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Publisher
Harper's Weekly on October 21, 1871
Date1871
MediumElectrotype
DimensionsImage: 4 5/16 x 4 3/8 in. (11 x 11.1 cm)
Sheet: 16 13/16 x 11 1/2 in. (42.7 x 29.2 cm)
Sheet: 16 13/16 x 11 1/2 in. (42.7 x 29.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert P. Johnston in honor of Francis E. Hyslop Jr.
Object number79.66
Collections
ClassificationsWork on Paper
Object NameElectrotype
DepartmentPermanent Collection
CultureNorth American
NationalityAmerican
On View
Not on viewCentury
- Nineteenth
Signedin plate bottom right: Th. Nast
Exhibition HistoryAmerican Block and Burin: Wood Engravings from the Permanent Collection, Palmer Museum of Art, August 27 – December 8, 2013ProvenanceRobert P. Johnston, unknown method and date of acquisition.