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1840 Bavaria, Germany - 1902 Guyaquil, Ecuador. 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... Read full biography
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... Read full biography
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.... Read full biography
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... Read full biography
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 ow... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Caricatures
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Humor, Whimsy
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •War Scenes, Military Genre, Figure, Portrait, Battles
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Colorado Before 1900
- •Italy Before World War I
- •West Virginia Before 1920
Art Association
- •Bohemian Club
- •Brooklyn Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art School
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
Chronology
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •First National Bank of Chicago Collection
Added Description
- •Cartoon Specialty
- •Civil War Artist and/or Photographer
- •Genre Specialty
- •HARPER'S WEEKLY, BAZAAR, MONTHLY Illustrator/Photos
- •Illustration Specialty
- •LESLIE'S WEEKLY, NEW YORK NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATOR
- •Printmaking Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Brooklyn Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Society of Illustrators