The Change in Andrew Johnson, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The Change in Andrew Johnson, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Change in Andrew Johnson, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 – 1902)
Datepublished November 11, 1865
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 9 in. × 13 1/2 in. (22.9 × 34.3 cm) Sheet: 15 7/16 × 11 1/16 in. (39.2 × 28.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.73
Not on view
DescriptionAmerican Reconstruction Era. Captioned "Beastly instincts, demagogical habits, / boorish mind" in block at left of composition. Captioned "Boorish tailor. Drunken beast. Patriot. Statesman. Jackson" in block along top of composition. Captioned "Not one word or act of his which / a national democrat would not defend" in block along right of composition.
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Alternate Titles Democracy, November 1865 1865, from "Harper's Weekly"
Provenance 2019: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Jay G. Williams.
Signature Signed "Th Nast" in block at lower left composition.
Inscribed Descriptive title in block along bottom of composition. Publication date "November 11, 1865," publisher, and page number "821" typeset above image at top of the sheet.
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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