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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 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.

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American cartoonist (1840–1902)

Born 27 Sep 1840
Died 7 Dec 1902

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  • Cover of: Thomas Nast's Christmas Drawings for the Human Race
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    Cover of edition christmasdrawing00nast First published in 1890 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Thomas Nast, political cartoonist

    First published in 1967 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Fat Boy

    First published in 1869 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Die Untersuchung des Waffenschachers
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    Cover of edition dieuntersuchung00carlrich First published in 1872 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Nast's illustrated almanac
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    First published in 1871 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Thomas Nast: Cartoons and Illustrations
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    First published in 1974 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Christmas drawings of Thomas Nast.

    First published in 1970 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Five paintings from Th. Nast's grand caricaturama.

    First published in 1970 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Merry Christmas Poster

    First published in 2005 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Nast Santa Notebook

    First published in 1989 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Nast's Illustrated Almanac 1873.
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    First published in 1872 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Six Thomas Nast Santa Postcards

    First published in 1994 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Thomas Nast: Karikaturen : Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern, Januar-Februar 1978.

    First published in 1978 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Thomas Nast Christmas Postcards in Full Color: 24 Ready-to-Mail Postcards

    First published in 1985 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Thomas Nast's Christmas drawings
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    First published in 1978 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The man who made Santa Claus: Th. Nast

    First published in 1958 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Mother Goose's nursery rhymes: a collection of alphabets, rhymes, tales and jingles

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  • Cover of: The Wonderful adventures of Humpty Dumpty

    First published in 1880 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Christmas poems and pictures: a collection of songs, carols, and descriptive poems, relating to the festival of Christmas

    First published in 1866 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Yankee Doodle

    First published in 1870 — 1 edition
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American cartoonist (1840–1902)

Born 27 Sep 1840
Died 7 Dec 1902

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Christmas, History, Pictorial works, Poetry, Carols, Christmas in art, Nast, thomas, 1840-1902, Nursery rhymes, Parodies, imitations, Almanacs, American Almanacs, American Military assistance, Art, Children's poetry, Children's poetry, American, Christmas poetry, Christmas, juvenile literature, Cigars, Drawing, Drawings, Exhibitions, Foreign public opinion, Foreign relations, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871, Humor, form, comic strips & cartoons

Places

United States, Baltimore (Md.), France, New York (State)

People

Thomas Nast (1840-1902), Carl Schurz (1829-1906), Charles Dickens (1812-1870), Jesus Christ, Santa Claus (Fictitious character)

Time

Civil War, 1861-1865, 1865-1921, 1869-1877

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
January 7, 2020 Edited by dcapillae Added short bio
January 7, 2020 Edited by dcapillae Added new photo
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import