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Thomas Nast - The tyrannical military despotism of our Republic

The tyrannical military despotism of our Republic (1867)

Thomas Nast (American, 1840-1902)
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The Artist died in 1902 so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries where the copyright term is the Artist's life plus 70 years or fewer. It is in the public domain in the United States because it was published or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office before Jan 1, 1926
Thomas Nast

Thomas Nast was a German-born American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist often considered to be the "Father of the American Cartoon". He was a critic of Democratic Representative "Boss" Tweed and the Tammany Hall Democratic party political machine. Among his notable works were the creation of the modern version of Santa Claus (based on the traditional German figures of Sankt Nikolaus 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 male personification of the United States Federal Government), Columbia (the female personification of American values), or the Democratic donkey, though he popularized those symbols by his artwork. Nast was associated with the magazine Harper's Weekly from 1859 to 1860 and from 1862 until 1886.

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Princip-als, not men — a lawyer pleading for his ‘client’. (1875)

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Amnesty, or the end of the peaceful (Democratic) tiger (1876)

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Decoration-Day, May 30, 1871

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The reign of brick-bats

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Earn more than you spend

Earn more than you spend (1878)

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The frog who would a fighting go, whether his mother would let him or no. (1871)

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What I know about farming

What I know about farming (1871)

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The grand occasion of the century

The grand occasion of the century (1874)

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The Missouri papers say that (ex) Gratz Brown’s objective point is understood to be –. (1873)

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