The Democratic Donkey and the Republican Elephant |
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 Click to view larger image Courtesy of the Library of Congress |
Thomas
Nast was born in Landau, Germany in 1840. He came to America with his
family as a child. When he was fifteen, he had his first drawing published
in a magazine. In 1862, Nast worked for a magazine called Harper's
Weekly and began drawing political cartoons. He came up with the idea of
using animals to represent the Republican and Democratic parties. Nast
also invented the image of Santa Claus. Thomas Nast died in 1902.
Thomas Nast's most famous image of Santa Claus was published in Harper's Weekly on January 1, 1881. |
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Democratic Donkey |
Republican Elephant |
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Look at the image below. What animals do you see? Why are these animals important during elections? |
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 Click to view larger image Courtesy of the Library of Congress Stranger things have happened. Hold on, and you may walk over the sluggish animal up there yet —Thomas Nast |
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