Thomas Nast
Political cartoonist
Called the "Father of the American Cartoon," Thomas Nast (1840-1902) was an influential caricaturist and political cartoonist. Remembered for his Civil War illustrations in Harper's Weekly, Nast's political cartoons were also instrumental in the... Google Books
Born: September 27, 1840, Landau, Germany
Died: September 7, 1902 (age 61 years), Guayaquil, Ecuador
Party: Republican Party
Education: National Academy of Design
Nationality: American and German
Parents: Joseph Thomas Nast and Appolonia Abriss
Period: Realism
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