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Thomas Nast

Thomas Nast (1840 - 1902) was active/lived in New York, New Jersey / Ecuador.  Thomas Nast is known for Editorial cartoons, military genre, illustration.

The foremost political cartoonist of his time, the late 19th century, Thomas Nast was the creator of three lasting symbols: the Republican elephant, the Democrat donkey, and Santa Claus, having done the illustrations for Clement Moore's, The Night Before Christmas.  President Abraham Lincoln regarded Nast's recruitment posters and newspaper promos as one of the most effective recruitment devices of the Civil War.

Nast was born in Landau, Bavaria and emigrated with his family to America in 1846. At age 15, he began his illustration career as a draftsman at Leslie's Illustrated Magazine.  Several years later he moved to the New York Illustrated News, and his first assignment was in England at the Heenan-Sayers boxing match.  After that, he went to Italy to cover Garibaldi's campaign to unite Italy, an experience that strengthened his own commitment to political ideals of freedom.

Returning to New York in 1862, he joined Ha   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 9512 characters.]  Artist bio

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