Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902 artist still image graphic government publication still image Drawings-American-1890-1900. Editorial cartoons-American-1890-1900. Periodical illustrations-American-1890-1900. xxu 1892 monographic 1892 Oct. 15 [publication date] eng

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1 drawing : photoreproductive technique, India ink, opaque white, and drawn and photoreproduced overlays on bristol board, mounted on pressed board ; sheet 59 x 40 cm The drawing shows Columbia, the female figure of America, in a feathered crown, standing before a throne atop a pedestal leaning on a fasces. Two of its rods are labeled "S.C." and "Mass.," and are tied together with a ribbon marked "Union." To her right is an eagle behind a shield decorated with stars and stripes. She is flanked by portrait medallions of encumbent Benjamin Harrison and his running mate, Whitelaw Reid. In the foreground hands wave hats representative of various special interests. No known restrictions on publication. No renewal in Copyright Office. An earlier version of this image was published in Harpers Bazaar, Nov. 10, 1876. It was updated by Nast to serve as a tribute to Harrison and Reid. No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower right: Th: Nast. Title inscribed above and below image. Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1974; (DLC/PP-1974:232.1119) After abandoning the Republican party in the two previous elections, Nast once again lent his support in the 1892 Presidential race. In return for endorsing the Republican ticket in his paper Nast's Weekly, Republican committee members guaranteed Nast a circulation of 100,000 copies. Although Nast implies in this image that Harrison and Reid were popular with special interest groups, most laborers, foreigners, and common people had grown tired of the high tariffs of the Republican administration and did not support Harrison's reelection. Harrison lost by a wide margin to former President Grover Cleveland. Published in: Nast's Weekly, October 15, 1892. Exhibited: Corcoran Gallery of Art, "The Great Game of Politics," 1972. Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901 Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912 Columbia (Symbolic character) 1890-1900 Presidential elections United States 1890-1900 Special interests United States 1890-1900 SWANN - no. 1213 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmscd.05830 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b31966 (DLC) 93845503 2009617074 LC-DIG-ppmscd-05830 DLC LC-USZ62-85438 DLC hdl:loc.pnp/cph.3b31966 aacr gihc DLC 930000 20260331181917.8 15853609 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208)