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Self-caricature of Thomas Nast sitting on floor and sharpening his pencil as he prepares to take on the issues of his day including the "Solid South."

Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 20, 1876 December 2, p. 965, cover.

Ref. copy in Biog. File

Title and other information transcribed from caption card.

Caption card tracings: Self-portraits Nast; Cartoons, US Dec. 1876; Cartoonists; BI; Shelf.

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01/01/1876
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Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902, artist
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