Thomas Nast, the “father of the American cartoon”, can be credited with popularising and cementing the association
THOMAS NAST, a German-born caricaturist, has been hailed as the “father of the American cartoon” by critics and historians. His most famous work appeared inwas one of the United States’ most popular magazines, with a circulation of around 120,000. His style was dense—meant to be pored over rather than absorbed at a glance—with lots of minute explanatory labels and an allegorical mode rich in literary and biblical references.
Nast was not the first to draw a line between the Democrats and donkeys. In 1828, when Andrew Jackson was running for election, rivals gave him the nickname “the jackass”. Jackson embraced the label, using it in his own campaign and proclaiming that the donkey was a symbol of loyalty, determination and the common man. This in effect quashed its use by critics until after his presidency.
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