Artwork from the JSP Estate/Private Collection
Nationality
German-American
Artist Dates
1840-1902
Title of Work
Peace and Goodwill - A Merry Christmas
Preview
Date of Work
1879
Medium
Lithograph
Height
13"
Width
11"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection: James Smith Pierce Collection
Status
Stored: 234 JSP Box 1, S7D
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Artist Bio
Thomas Nast was a German-born political cartoonist born in 1840. At the age of six his family moved to New York City, where he attended school for a short time but dropped out because he preferred drawing to his studies. Nast attended the National Academy of Art, but once his family couldn't afford the tuition he got a job as an illustrator in 1855. He is best known for his sketches of the Civil War, and his work in political caricatures at Harper's Weekly.
Additional Information
Page from: Harper's Weekly - Journal of Civilization. Vol. XXIV - No.1201. New York, Saturday, January 3, 1880.
Christmas, Mother Goose, Peace, Goodwill
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Taped top. Darkening or bleaching from prolonged exposure to ultraviolet and/or heat from sun or artificial light