Thomas Nast : Political Cartoonist by John Chalmers Vinson (2014, Trade...

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Publisher
University of Georgia Press
ISBN-10
0820346187
ISBN-13
9780820346182
eBay Product ID (ePID)
172351441

Product Key Features

Book Title
Thomas Nast : Political Cartoonist
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Individual Artists / General, Art & Politics, United States / 19th Century
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
John Chalmers Vinson
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.6 in

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Reviews
"Thomas Nast was a pioneer of the editorial cartoon and one of the very best, in terms both of precision and caricaturing line and revealing political idea. Thomas Nast: Political Cartoonist is a superbly reproduced selection of Nast's work, and shows what an art editorial cartooning can be."-- New York Times, "Thomas Nast was a pioneer of the editorial cartoon and one of the very best, in terms both of precision and caricaturing line and revealing political idea. Thomas Nast: Political Cartoonist is a superbly reproduced selection of Nast's work, and shows what an art editorial cartooning can be." - New York Times, "Political cartoonists in the United States can look to Thomas Nast as the father of their art. His work was realistic, satiric, emotion-compelling and inventive all at once. Dr. Vinson serves journalism, history, politics, and art well by this excellent biography."-- Editor & Publisher, Thomas Nast was a pioneer of the editorial cartoon and one of the very best, in terms both of precision and caricaturing line and revealing political idea. Thomas Nast: Political Cartoonist is a superbly reproduced selection of Nast's work, and shows what an art editorial cartooning can be., Political cartoonists in the United States can look to Thomas Nast as the father of their art. His work was realistic, satiric, emotion-compelling and inventive all at once. Dr. Vinson serves journalism, history, politics, and art well by this excellent biography.
Synopsis
If it is true that the pen is mightier than the sword and that one picture is worth a thousand words, Thomas Nast must certainly rank as one of the most influential personalities in nineteenth-century American history. His pen, dipped in satire, aroused an apathetic, disinterested, and uninformed public to indignation and action more than once. The most notable Nast campaign, and probably the one best recorded today, was directed against New York City's Tammany Hall and its boss, William Marcy Tweed. Boss Tweed and his ring so feared the power of Nast and his drawings that they once offered him a bribe of $500,000. Six presidents of the United States received and gratefully accepted Nast's support during their candidacies and administrations. Two of these, Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses Grant, credited Nast with more than mere support. During the Civil War, Lincoln called Nast his ?best recruiting sergeant,? and after the war Grant, then a general, wrote that Nast had done as ?much as any one man to preserve the Union and bring the war to an end.? Throughout his career the cartoonist remained an ardent champion of Grant who, after his election in 1868, attributed his victory to ?the sword of Sheridan and the pencil of Thomas Nast.? Nast's work is still familiar today. It was Nast who popularized the modern concepts of Santa Claus and Uncle Sam and who created such symbols as the Democratic donkey, the Republican elephant, and the Tammany tiger. With more than 150 examples of Nast's work, Thomas Nast: Political Cartoonist recreates the life and pattern of artistic development of the man who made the political cartoon a respected and powerful journalistic form., If it is true that the pen is mightier than the sword and that one picture is worth a thousand words, Thomas Nast must certainly rank as one of the most influential personalities in nineteenth-century American history. His pen, dipped in satire, aroused an apathetic, disinterested, and uninformed public to indignation and action more than once. The most notable Nast campaign, and probably the one best recorded today, was directed against New York City's Tammany Hall and its boss, William Marcy Tweed. Boss Tweed and his ring so feared the power of Nast and his drawings that they once offered him a bribe of $500,000. Six presidents of the United States received and gratefully accepted Nast's support during their candidacies and administrations. Two of these, Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses Grant, credited Nast with more than mere support. During the Civil War, Lincoln called Nast his "best recruiting sergeant," and after the war Grant, then a general, wrote that Nast had done as "much as any one man to preserve the Union and bring the war to an end." Throughout his career the cartoonist remained an ardent champion of Grant who, after his election in 1868, attributed his victory to "the sword of Sheridan and the pencil of Thomas Nast." Nast's work is still familiar today. It was Nast who popularized the modern concepts of Santa Claus and Uncle Sam and who created such symbols as the Democratic donkey, the Republican elephant, and the Tammany tiger. With more than 150 examples of Nast's work, Thomas Nast: Political Cartoonist recreates the life and pattern of artistic development of the man who made the political cartoon a respected and powerful journalistic form., More than 150 examples of Nast's work, recreating the life and pattern of artistic development of the man who made the political cartoon a respected and powerful journalistic form. Nast also popularized the modern concepts of Santa Claus and Uncle Sam and created such symbols as the Democratic donkey, the Republican elephant, and the Tammany tiger.
LC Classification Number
NC1429.N3V5 2014

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