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Thomas Nast
American cartoonist (1840–1902)
Thomas Nast | |
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Albumen silver print of Nast by Napoleon Sarony, taken in Union Square, New York City | |
| Born | (1840-09-26)September 26, 1840 Landau, Rhine Palatinate, Bavaria (present-day Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) |
| Died | December 7, 1902(1902-12-07) (aged 62) Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador |
| Political party | Republican |
Thomas Nast (; German:[nast]; September 26, 1840[2] – December 7, 1902) was a German-born American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist often considered to be the "Father of the American Cartoon".[3]
He was a sharp critic of "Boss" Tweed and the Tammany HallDemocratic Partypolitical machine.
He created a modern version of Santa Claus (based on the traditional German figures of Saint Nicholas 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