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'''Thomas Nast''' (1840-1902) is considered to be the greatest political cartoonist in [[United States of America|American]] history.  His cartoons created many images popular to this day, including:

'''Thomas Nast''' (1840-1902) is considered to be the greatest political cartoonist in [[United States of America|American]] history.  His cartoons created many images popular to this day, including:

* the [[Republican Party]] elephant, (still used today as the symbol of the Republican Party)

* the [[Republican Party]] elephant (still used today as the symbol of the Republican Party)

* the [[Democratic Party]] donkey, (still used today as the symbol of the Democratic Party)

* the [[Democratic Party]] donkey (still used today as the symbol of the Democratic Party)

* [[Uncle Sam]]

* [[Uncle Sam]]

* [[Santa Claus]]

* [[Santa Claus]]

Nast immigrated to the [[United States]] from [[Germany]] at the age of six, and was a staunch supporter of the Union during the [[American Civil War]], when he first became popular as a cartoonist while in his early 20s.

Nast immigrated to the [[United States]] from [[Germany]] at the age of six, and was a staunch supporter of the Union during the [[American Civil War]], when he first became popular as a cartoonist while in his early 20s.

A German Protestant immigrant himself, Nast was notably hostile to Irish Catholic immigrants and some of his cartoons reflected his anti-Irish and anti-[[Catholic]] prejudice.<ref>http://www.hsp.org/default.aspx?id=394</ref>

A German Protestant immigrant himself, Nast was notably hostile to Irish Catholic immigrants and some of his cartoons reflected his anti-Irish and anti-[[Catholic]] prejudice.<ref>http://www.hsp.org/default.aspx?id=394</ref>