TY  - BOOK
AU  - Halloran,Fiona Deans
ED  - Project Muse.
TI  - Thomas Nast: the father of modern political cartoons 
SN  - 9781469600239
AV  - NC1429.N3 H35 2013
U1  - 741.5/6973B 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Chapel Hill, NC
PB  - The University of North Carolina Press
KW  - Nast, Thomas,
KW  - HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - ART / Art & Politics
KW  - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Artists, Architects, Photographers
KW  - Cartoonists
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "Thomas Nast (1840-1902), the founding father of American political cartooning, is perhaps best known for his cartoons portraying political parties as the Democratic donkey and the Republican elephant. Nast's legacy also includes a trove of other political cartoons, his successful attack on the machine politics of Tammany Hall in 1871, and his wildly popular illustrations of Santa Claus for Harper's Weekly magazine. In this thoroughgoing and lively biography, Fiona Deans Halloran interprets his work, explores his motivations and ideals, and illuminates the lasting legacy of Nast's work on American political culture"--; "Thomas Nast (1840-1902), the founding father of American political cartooning, is perhaps best known for his cartoons portraying political parties as the Democratic donkey and the Republican elephant. Nast's legacy also includes a trove of other political cartoons, his successful attack on the machine politics of Tammany Hall in 1871, and his wildly popular illustrations of Santa Claus for Harper's Weekly magazine. Throughout his career, his drawings provided a pointed critique that forced readers to confront the contradictions around them.  In this thoroughgoing and lively biography, Fiona Deans Halloran focuses not just on Nast's political cartoons for Harper's but also on his place within the complexities of Gilded Age politics and highlights the many contradictions in his own life: he was an immigrant who attacked immigrant communities, a supporter of civil rights who portrayed black men as foolish children in need of guidance, and an enemy of corruption and hypocrisy who idolized Ulysses S. Grant. He was a man with powerful friends, including Mark Twain, and powerful enemies, including William M. "Boss" Tweed. Halloran interprets Nast's work, explores his motivations and ideals, and illuminates Nast's lasting legacy on American political culture. "--
UR  - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781469600239/
ER  -