Bidspirit auction | Thomas Nast Woodcut

Thomas Nast Woodcut - Framed Thomas Nast woodcut, Harpers Weekly, 19th Century titled ”Another Stocking To Fill”. The foremost political cartoonist of his time, the late 19th century, Thomas Nast (1840-1902) was the creator of three lasting symbols: the Republican elephant, the Democrat donkey, and Santa Claus, having done the illustrations for Clement Moore's, The Night Before Christmas. President Abraham Lincoln regarded Nast's recruitment posters and newspaper promos as one of the most effective recruitment devices of the Civil War. Nast was born in Landau, Bavaria and emigrated with his family to America in 1846. Dimensions: 14” x 21”