Boss Tweed Cartoon Thomas Nast

Political cartoon by thomas nast with the caption that s what s the matter.

Boss tweed cartoon thomas nast. Just like tweed school wasn t for him and he dropped out at an early age. Among his notable works were the creation of the modern version of santa claus and the political symbol of the elephant for the republican party. Thomas nast thomas nast is considered the father of modern political cartoons and his satirical drawings are often credited with bringing down boss tweed the notoriously corrupt leader of the new york city political machine in the 1870s. As long as i count the votes what are you going to do about it.

He was a critic of democratic representative boss tweed and the tammany hall democratic party political machine. This is a white man s government this is a white man s government cartoon by thomas nast 1868. Many of nast s most effective cartoons such as his tammany tiger loose and group of vultures waiting for the storm to blow over both 1871 were virulent attacks on new york s tammany hall political machine led by boss tweed. Tweed was a walking caricature and that fired up the imagination of artist thomas nast a german immigrant who used squiggles and crosshatches to expose the soul of a swindler.

Library of congress washington d c. The cartoonist thomas nast became a legend by drawing caricatures in harper s weekly that helped to bring down corrupt politician boss tweed. Contrary to popular belief nast did not create uncle sam columbia or the democratic donkey though. Cartoon of boss tweed by thomas nast boss tweed and the tweed ring depicted as a group of vultures by cartoonist thomas nast in harper s weekly september 23 1871.

The old new york. Thomas nast was a german born american caricaturist and editorial cartoonist often considered to be the father of the american cartoon.