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The Painter's Pose

This Met x Wendover Art Group design is a reproduction of an original work of art in The Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.
Three-Quarter Length Portrait of Thomas Nast Holding Palette and Brush
American Photograph, 5 7/16 x 3 5/8 in., ca. 1888
Gift of Thomas Nast Jr., Mabel Nast Crawford and Cyril Nast, 1933 33.35.289
Widely considered to be one of the most important American satirists of the 19th century, Thomas Nast was a leading cartoonist and outspoken defender of principled politicians. Nast targeted leaders whom he deemed unethical through his biting illustrations. These works harnessed popular references that could be easily understood by a partially illiterate audience.

This Met x Wendover Art Group design is a reproduction of an original work of art in The Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.
Three-Quarter Length Portrait of Thomas Nast Holding Palette and Brush
American Photograph, 5 7/16 x 3 5/8 in., ca. 1888
Gift of Thomas Nast Jr., Mabel Nast Crawford and Cyril Nast, 1933 33.35.289
Widely considered to be one of the most important American satirists of the 19th century, Thomas Nast was a leading cartoonist and outspoken defender of principled politicians. Nast targeted leaders whom he deemed unethical through his biting illustrations. These works harnessed popular references that could be easily understood by a partially illiterate audience.