The Old Print Shop

Decorating the White House.

  • ARTIST: Thomas Nast

  • PUBLISHER: Published in Harper's Weekly, New York. June 1, 1872.

  • MEDIUM: Wood engraving,

    DATE: 1872.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 10 7/8 x 9" (27.7 x 23 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: 1872 was an election year and Ulysses S. Grant was up for re-election. In this political cartoon Columbia, the female personification of America, is shown painting on the wall "One good term deserves another." In the background, on the right, President Grant can be seen standing next to President Lincoln.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition, save for scattered foxing.

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