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Thomas Nast

Thomas Nast

Cartoons and Illustrations
HistoryHumor
Pages
136
Published
1974
Language
English

Synopsis

Background commentary is combined with reproductions of one hundred seventeen of Nast's most important political and social cartoons and illustrations.

Genres

History Humor

Authors

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Thomas Nast

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...