A "Negro" Regiment in Action (from "Harper's Weekly")
Thomas Nast|Harper's Weekly
March 14, 1863
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 11/16 × 20 11/16 in. (37.3 × 52.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1929
Accession Number
29.88.4(13)
Tags
BattlesSoldiersAmerican Civil War
About the Artist
Thomas Nast|Harper's Weekly · 1840–1902
Thomas Nast (1840–1902) was the most powerful political cartoonist in American history, an artist whose images shaped public opinion, toppled corrupt politicians, and gave enduring visual form to some of the most cherished symbols of American popular culture. Born in Landau, Germany, he emigrated with his family to New York as a child and received his artistic training at the National Academy of D...