Thomas Nast
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Description
Thomas Nast (September 27, 1840 – December 7, 1902) was a German-born American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist often considered to be the "Father of the American Cartoon". He was a critic of Democratic Representative "Boss" Tweed and the Tammany Hall Democratic party political machine. Among his notable works were the creation of the modern version of Santa Claus (based on the traditional German figures of Sankt Nikolaus and Weihnachtsmann) and the political symbol of the elephant for the Republican Party (GOP). Contrary to popular belief, Nast did not create Uncle Sam (the male personification of the United States Federal Government), Columbia (the female personification of American values), or the Democratic donkey, though he did popularize these symbols through his artwork. Nast was associated with the magazine Harper's Weekly from 1859 to 1860 and from 1862 until 1886. Source: [Thomas Nast]( on Wikipedia
Books
Nast's Illustrated Almanac. 1872
Second issue of the Almanac, profusely illustrated by Thomas Nast, which appears to have been issued 1871 (c1870) through 1875 (c1874). The first issue was published: New York : McLoughlin Bros.
The degrading compromise that the Northern Copperhead leaders would force upon the country
Text quotes official Confederate peace terms from Richmond Enquirer of October 16 and urges citizens of Indiana to reject them.
Thomas Nast, political cartoonist
Included in this book are more than 150 examples of Nast's work which, together with the author's commentary, recreate the life and pattern of artistic development of the man who made the political cartoon a respected and powerful journalistic form.
Thomas Nast's Christmas Drawings for the Human Race
One of the main attractions of this book is that among the drawings we find for the first time the portrait of modern Santa Claus whose stereotype has been perpetuated by the American culture. Thomas Nast's Santa Claus is no longer the European Saint Nicholas.