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Sketch for Medal for the Chicago World's Fair (recto), and Figure with Tree Roots (verso)

Sketch for Medal for the Chicago World's Fair (recto), and Figure with Tree Roots (verso) — Thomas Nast
Thomas Nast · Sketch for Medal for the Chicago World's Fair (recto), and Figure with Tree Roots (verso) · 1893 (recto); 1893/1902 (verso) · Art Institute of Chicago. Public domain / CC0.
Sketch for Medal for the Chicago World's Fair (recto), and Figure with Tree Roots (verso) — Thomas Nast

Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago as Thomas Nast.

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  • AttributionThomas Nast — other records naming Thomas Nast
  • Date1893 (recto); 1893/1902 (verso)
  • Classificationpen and ink drawings
  • MediumPen and black ink, over graphite, with scraping, on ivory wove card, laid down on ivory wove card, laid down on ivory wood-pulp laminate board (recto), and pen and black ink and gray wash on ivory wood-pulp laminate board (verso)
  • DepartmentPrints and Drawings
  • Held byArt Institute of Chicago

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Thomas Nast · Sketch for Medal for the Chicago World's Fair (recto), and Figure with Tree Roots (verso) · 1893 (recto); 1893/1902 (verso) · Art Institute of Chicago. Public domain / CC0.

Source read 2026-09-20 · Published 2026-09-20

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