The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States ... Nast used the donkey in a series of cartoons to represent the Democratic Party. One of the most famous cartoons by Nast ...

From elephants made of Coca-Cola, cups emblazed with the trunk, to one holding up a glass table, party chair ... as other cartoons in magazines like Puck, soon copied the political picture.

The same 19th-century political cartoonist ... artistic skills in Harper’s Weekly to showcase these symbols for each party in various cartoons. After that, others followed his lead and continued ...

Have you ever wondered where America’s political parties got their donkey ... Nast as “our best recruiting sergeant.” Nast drew cartoons about the mistreatment of slaves and former slaves ...

Did political cartoons contribute to American nation-building? This exhibition at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania shows how. Visitors inspect cartoons in "Cartoons as Political Speech" at the ...

It’s easy to recognize these political symbols. | id-work/DigitalVision ... Over a century later, their continued use in cartoons, party literature, campaign buttons, and all sorts of political ...