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Archives of American Art
Thomas Nast drawings
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.nastthod
- Creators:
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Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902
- Dates:
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[ca. 1864-1902]
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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56 Items(on 2 partial microfilm reels)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Drawings, sketches and cartoons.
Scope and Contents
REEL 2523: 37 drawings and sketches, ca. 1864-1889, cataloged by the Williams College Museum of Art.
Scope and Contents
REEL 3161: 18 pen and ink political cartoons and caricatures, undated and 1902, and a study, signed by Nast. 11 of the drawings contain captions on the verso by an unknown person.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Cartoonist and illustrator; New York, N.Y.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 2523 and 3161 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reel 2523: Originals in the Williams College Museum of Art Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Cartoons on reel 3161 donated, 1962, by Charles E. Feinberg, an active donor and friend of AAA. Drawings and sketches on reel 2523 lent for microfilming, 1982, by Williams College Museum of Art.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
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Caricatures and cartoons | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Political cartoons -- New York (State) -- New York | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Drawings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Caricaturists -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Cartoonists -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Illustrators -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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