Thomas Nast: Learn About the Man Behind Santa Claus
Nov 23, 2021 · The best-known Thomas Nast image of Santa Claus, one that continues to adorn Christmas cards and ornaments, is his 1881 Merry Old Santa Claus. It shows a Santa in an …
A Civil War Cartoonist Created the Modern Image of Santa Claus …
Dec 19, 2018 · Take the 1881 image known as “Merry Old Santa Claus,” probably Nast’s most famous portrait of the Christmas deity.
Thomas Nast - Wikipedia
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 …
Thomas Nast | Facts, Biography, Cartoons, & Santa Claus
Sep 23, 2024 · Thomas Nast, American cartoonist, best known for his attack on the political machine of William M. Tweed in New York City in the 1870s. From Nast’s pen came the …
A Pictorial History of Santa Claus — The Public Domain Review
The cartoonist Thomas Nast established the bounds for Santa Claus' current look with an initial illustration in an 1863 issue of Harper's Weekly, as part of a large illustration titled "A …
Santa Claus | Thomas Nast: Prince of Caricaturists
Thomas Nast “invented” the image popularly recognized as Santa Claus. Nast first drew Santa Claus for the 1862 Christmas season Harper’s Weekly cover and center-fold illustration to …
The Man Behind “Merry Old Santa Claus” - American Battlefield …
Dec 17, 2021 · Nast’s Christmas connection to the Civil War was unveiled in Harper’s Weekly on January 3, 1863, introducing Santa Claus as a Union supporter sitting in a sleigh-full of …
Merry Old Santa Claus | Cartoons | Thomas Nast
Merry Old Santa Claus. Harper’s Weekly – January 1, 1881. Of all the symbols Nast created, popularized or inspired, Santa Claus is the most endearing, and probably will be the most …
Santa Claus and His Works | Cartoons | Thomas Nast
The centerpiece of Nast’s 1866 double-page, 20-vignette cartoon depicting Santa’s Workshop featured Moore’s elfin, fur-suited Santa standing on a chair to reach the stockings hung on the …
How German Refugee Thomas Nast Invented How Santa Claus …
Dec 18, 2017 · Thomas Nast did not invent the American Christmas, but the German immigrant did develop the iconic image of its central celebratory figure, Santa Claus.