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The City Treasury
Artist
Thomas Nast
(American, b. Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Date1871
MediumElectrotype
DimensionsImage: 8 5/16 x 13 7/8 in. (21.1 x 35.2 cm)
Sheet: 16 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. (42.5 x 28.6 cm)
Sheet: 16 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. (42.5 x 28.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert P. Johnston in honor of Francis E. Hyslop Jr.
Object number79.69
ClassificationsWork on Paper
Object NameElectrotype
DepartmentPermanent Collection
CultureNorth American
NationalityAmerican
On View
Not on viewCentury
- Nineteenth
Signedin plate bottom center: Th. Nast.
Inscribedtop margin: EMPTY 'WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?" FULL; bottom margin: EMPTY TO THE WORKMEN. THE FOUR MASTERS THAT EMPTIED IT.
ProvenanceRobert P. Johnston, unknown method and date of acquisition.