Thomas Nast

Thomas Nast, 1840-1902, was a political cartoonist who is known by some historians as “the father of modern political American political cartooning” (Simpson, ANBO). This is due in part because Nast was the person who created the donkey symbol to represent the Democratic Party and elephant symbol to represent the Republican Party. Another reason why Nast earned this title and therefore should be studied is that he changed the way cartoonists delivered their context. Before the Civil War cartoonist

of an election. Nast developed a technique to grab the attention of the public. His talent that influenced people’s political opinions with his styles of art makes him a very influential political artist. Thomas Nast, an American cartoonist known for exposing the political machine of William M. Tweed in New York City in the 1870s (Nast). Nast, from a family of German immigrants, established employed in New York as a cartoonist at the age of fifteen (Thomas Nast Biography). Nast was an assertive

masses. Cartoonist Thomas Nast did just that, using his artistic skill to caricature inequality in weekly political magazines over the course of his 40-year career. It is widely agreed that Nast had an influence unparalleled by nearly any other in American history;

used. That is until, Thomas Nast came along. Thomas Nast was a german immigrant born Landau, Germany, on September 27, 1840. Thomas’ dad, also named Thomas, held liberal political sediments. Thomas Nast’s family loved their home in Germany, but they found Germany’s political climate corrupt and uncomfortable. So Nast’s dad sent his wife and his young son and daughter to New York, where Thomas would later meet them in 1849 once his enlistment was up. From a very early age, Nast showed a lot of interest

muckrakers, Thomas Nast effectively helped try to stop a thief in office, who was secretly stealing from the country. Thomas Nast 's birthplace was Landau, Germany, and his birthdate is September 27, 1840. In 1846, he and his family immigrated to New York City. Thomas Nast was an American artist, best known for his paintings and caricatures. He is especially known for his political cartoons against The New York City political machine and promoting Radical Reconstruction during slavery. Thomas Nast

Thomas Nast is known as the "Father of the American Cartoon," having created satirical art during the 19th century that critiqued slavery and crime. In this political cartoon, Thomas Nast as an artist reflects on the differences between the Republican and Democratic parties. The political parties now are different from when the cartoon was published. The Republican Party was the party of the people, mostly supported by the North. The Democratic Party, on the other hand, was the party of the South

Introduction: Thomas Nast was one of the famous artists in the 19th century. His work had a major impact where effected the political world. He was a journalist and illustrator. Thomas Nast was known as a “father of the American Cartoon” because of his work that critiques on the major events happened back then which is slavery and crime. He was famous in designing cartoon about civil war, Santa Claus, and Slavery pictures. In order to understand Thomas Nast impacts and his achievements, it is essential

and Union workers. Some say that an image can speak a thousand words, this cartoon by Thomas Nast effortlessly succeeds in doing so by capturing the bleak reality of the freedom that African Americans had in the 1860s thanks to the ineffective implementation of the Reconstruction Acts by the Democrats, who did little to break down the facade of freedom that was given to the Blacks after the Civil War. Thomas Nast unveils the flaws of the Democratic party by portraying for his audience the outcome

Michael Edelman HST 313 3/28/2005 Caricature Paper Jacques-Louis David: Gouvernement Anglois (The English Government) Introduction: As one can expect from the very nature of political and social revolutions, there were some very unhappy people during the French revolution. The question here is why the French citizens of this time so upset were and was their discontent so great that a revolution could be justified? Furthermore, who and what will be the ultimate vehicle to bring the necessary

corruption that controlled the government leaving many workers to fend for themselves. The progressive movement was a time of effective change and political reform. As large corporations dominated the economy and social acceptance was evolving, both Thomas Nast and Robert La Follette fought for economic stabilization, and equal rights. Uncontrollable businesses not only dominated the economy, but the United States as well. As rapid industrialization was taking over the U.S, numerous amounts of businesses