Archives of American Art

Thomas Nast drawings

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.nastthod
Creators:
Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902
Dates:
[ca. 1864-1902]
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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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