Nast's Illustrated Almanac
Medium
Illustrations: wood engraving
Dimensions
8 1/16 x 5 11/16 in. (20.5 x 14.5 cm)
Classification
Books
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Thomas Nast Jr., Mabel Nast Crawford and Cyril Nast, 1933
Accession Number
33.35.299
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Nast's Illustrated Almanac (1874)** Step the vibrant world of 19th-century American satire with *Nast's Illustrated Almanac*, compact 1874 publication by renowned political cartoonist Thomas Nast produced in collaboration with Harper & Brothers. Measuring just 8 1/16 x 5 11/16 inches, this wood-engraved illustrated book served as an annual almanac, calendars, forecasts, and commentary with Nast's signature biting humor. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, it was generously gifted by Nast's children—Thomas Nast Jr., Mabel Nast Crawford, and Cyril Nast—i...
About the Artist
Thomas Nast|Harper & Brothers · 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...