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Drawing, Study for Cartoon, "Editor's Easy Chair"
This is a Drawing. It was created by Thomas Nast. It is dated 1870 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was
donated by
Cooper Union Library.
It is credited Gift of Cooper Union Library.
Its dimensions are
28.9 × 21.3 cm (11 3/8 × 8 3/8 in.)
It is signed
Signed in graphite, center right: Th Nast
It is inscribed
Inscribed in graphite, center left: Th Nast/ April 19, 1870; in graphite, lower center: EDITOR’S EASY (?) CHAIR./ G.W.C. “DON’T MAKE IT TOO SHARP, TOMMY OR YOU’LL SPOIL THE POINT”/ T.N. “I MUST BE CRUEL, ONLY TO BE KIND.”/ HAMLET; in graphite, lower left: 1870
Cite this object as
Drawing, Study for Cartoon, "Editor's Easy Chair"; Thomas Nast (American, b. Germany, 1840–1902); USA; graphite on paper; 28.9 × 21.3 cm (11 3/8 × 8 3/8 in.); Gift of Cooper Union Library; 1953-10-47
