The Court of Death (Harper's Weekly, May 28, 1870)
Thomas Nast, American (born Germany), 1840 - 1902
1870
Woodcut on paper
Overall: 16 × 10 3/4 in. (40.6 × 27.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
PR.974.81
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Exhibition History
A Space for Dialogue 42, The Art of Drinking, Four Thousand Years of Celebration and Condemnation of Alcohol Use in the Western World, Ben O'Donnell, Class of 2008, Class of 1954 Intern, Main Lobby, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, December 19, 2007-February 17, 2008.
Alcohol in Art, Lower Jewett Corridor, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 22-March 21, 1982, in conjunction with the conference "Alcohol at Dartmouth".
Provenance
Cora McDevitt Wilson (1880-1975), The Book & Print Shop, Hanover, New Hampshire; sold to present collection, 1974.
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