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The grasshopper and the ant

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Image ID

812883


Item data

Title

The grasshopper and the ant

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
African-American Life -- 1890s

Names

Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett), 1851-1928 (Illustrator)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1893
Date Issued: 1898

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AFRA-L-189

Subjects

African Americans -- Social life -- 1890-1899
African Americans -- 1890-1899
African Americans -- Men -- 1890-1899
Travelers
Roads
Rural areas
La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695. Fables
Fables
Baskets
Beggars

Genres

Book Illustrations

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: "Drawn by A. B. Frost. Copyright, 1894, by Charles Scribner's Sons."--printed on border.
Source Note: Pictures from Scribner's... selected from Scribner's magazine. (New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, c1898) Scribner, Charles, Author.

Physical Description

Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: 31 x 23 cm (12 1/2 x 9 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17609590
Barcode: 33333159333687
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 344d5ad0-c52f-012f-4f29-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1898

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The grasshopper and the ant" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1893. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/344d5ad0-c52f-012f-4f29-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1893). The grasshopper and the ant Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/344d5ad0-c52f-012f-4f29-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The grasshopper and the ant" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/344d5ad0-c52f-012f-4f29-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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