Study for Cartoon, "Editor's Easy Chair"

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Artist
Thomas Nast, American, b. Germany, 1840–1902
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
The editor is seated at his desk, facing left with editions of Harper's Weekly hanging on racks behind him. Seated on the floor, facing right in profile, is the artist himself depicted as a young child. The artist is sharpening his pencil, with a drawing block spread across his knees.
Credit Line
Gift of Cooper Union Library
1870
Accession Number
1953-10-47
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
figures
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
28.9 × 21.3 cm (11 3/8 × 8 3/8 in.)
made in
USA
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Record ID
chndm_1953-10-47
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq462d05e1f-06b9-4a80-bfae-940015564de2
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