A Man

About the Artwork

Title A Man

Artwork Date 1884

Artist Thomas Nast

Life Dates 1840-1902

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. American

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. ----------

Medium Etching printed in black ink on laid japan paper

Dimensions Plate: 14 × 11 1/8 inches (35.6 × 28.3 cm) Sheet: 20 3/8 × 15 3/8 inches (51.8 × 39.1 cm)

Classification Prints

Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Gift of John N. Bagley

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 09.32

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