September 27, 2007
Thomas Nast
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Nast, a US caricaturist and cartoonist, is considered the father of American political cartooning. During the Civil War, Harper's Weekly published the first of Nast's serious political cartoons. His stylized, clever, and forceful illustrations attracted much attention and earned accolades from President Lincoln. His cartoons were also instrumental in breaking up the corrupt NYC Tweed Ring. Nast revived the use of what symbols in his depictions of the US Democratic and Republican parties?
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