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Church and state - No Union upon any terms / Th. Nast. – Antique Wall Art

Church and state - No Union upon any terms / Th. Nast., 1871 — antique engraving
Church and state - No Union upon any terms / Th. Nast., 1871. Antique engraving from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare antique engraving captures Church and state - No Union upon any terms / Th. Nast. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Thomas Nast's wood engraving carries a blunt caption, "No Union upon any terms," which states its position before the viewer reaches the drawing itself. It appeared in *Harper's Weekly* on February 25, 1871, at a time when Americans were debating how far religious institutions should reach into public life, especially over public money and public schools. Nast, the magazine's leading cartoonist, used drawings like this to press readers toward a firm separation of church and state. The piece shows how weekly illustrations shaped public argument before newspapers could reproduce photographs.

Created / published1871
Medium1 print : wood engraving.
GenrePolitical cartoons 1870-1880.Periodical illustrations 1870-1880.Wood engravings 1870-1880.
NotesIllus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 15, no. 739 (1871 Feb. 25), p. 172.
SubjectsJustice--1870-1880. Church & state--United States--1870-1880. Religious groups--United States--1870-1880.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,298 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-203438

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