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