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Political Cartoons Thomas Nast
Thomas Nast 1840-1906
Portrait v. Self Cartoon
Santa Appeared in Harper’s Weekly 1862 German Traditions combined •Kind and giving bishop •Folk tradition of drawing elves Becomes the quintessential view of the American Santa
The Tammany Hall Tiger Loose
New York Times 1871 Part of a series to uncover the corruption in Tammany Hall NYC The allusion is to Rome’s history of games that led to slaughter Tiger looking at reader suggests who is next ‘victim’ Tammany Hall tiger is mauling the Republic symbolized by Columbia Her shield, the ballot, is broken Sitting in the stands is Boss Tweed as the emperor and other NYC Democrats
The Brains
1871 Harpers Weekly Depiction of Boss Tweed His cartooning of Boss Tweed led to the man’s capture in Spain when he was identified because of them.
Anything to Beat Grant
Vanity Fair, July 1872 First cartoonist to use color in Vanity Fair Lampoon of Horace Greeley running for president against Grant who was considered an eccentric reformer Why is this a vicious attack on Greeley?
Agreement •What is the “House GOP” •Who are they arguing with? •What is the reader suppose to feel or think about this issue? •What is one more disagreement you could add to help people understand the opposing view points of these two groups?
Graduate Future
Matt Davies, The Journal News Who is the subject? What images do they use? What is the meaning?
Carbon Footprints
Describe this cartoon. What is the artist trying to get the viewer to feel? How are they using the various images to create that feeling?
Tenements and Jacob Riis
The new city dwellings starting in the late 1800’s And Jacob Riis’ book How the Other Half Lives
“Five Cents a Spot” lodgers in a Bayard Street tenement
Inside a Tenement
Inside a tenement
Bandits Roost
The Lower East Side
Laundry and Outside Living
Laundry Day
Brooklyn Bridge
City Block
City Block from above
One Building Over Time
Tenement Plans
Dumbell Tenements
Roof View
Alley Way
Back Alley
Chicago
Assignment
Create a Political Cartoon
Subject: tenements, other city problems, corrupt officials, Industrialists, immigration
Cartoon must offer an explanation or solution
Use labels, caricatures, symbols, etc to help convey your meaning
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