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Thomas Nast - Two-Part Harper's Weekly Political Cartoon - 1886

Artist: Thomas Nast (All)

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Thomas Nast - Two-Part Harper's Weekly Political Cartoon - 1886 Comic Art

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Title:	Thomas Nast - Two-Part Harper's Weekly Political Cartoon - 1886
Artist:	Thomas Nast (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	366
Likes on CAF:	3 4
Comments:	8
Added to Site:	10/19/2023
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I feel really lucky to have snagged a two-part Thomas Nast cartoon from Harper's Weekly, March 27, 1886. This was from Nast's final year with the periodical, and it feels glorious to run my fingers over his pen & ink line work. The cartoon is titled, "The Only Way to Have Them Above Suspicion". The first part is captioned, "Let us take our city officials direct from their natural home...", with part two captioned, "...and return them when their official duties have been performed." It's some pretty biting satire, that some might find relatable to some of today's politics.

My thanks to Rick Marschall for giving me a time-frame to check through in Harper's Weekly. That made quicker work in going through the online archives. Of course when I received the artwork, I discovered all of the pertinent info written on the back. Rick also pointed out that the capitol building pictured is in Albany, NY.

For those not so familiar with Nast's work, the popular version of Santa Claus is due to his cartoons, as are the creations of the Democratic donkey and Republican elephant. Nast also played a major role in taking down Boss Tweed.

This is definitely now the oldest piece of American comic art in my collection.

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Carl Linich
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 10/19/2023

Amazing! Congrats & thanks for sharing!

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 10/19/2023

The classic political attack ad for the "revolving door" prison system most famously used in the 1984 presidential election.

Shelton Bryant
Member Since 2005

2 - Posted on 10/19/2023

Marcus Wai wrote:

The classic political attack ad for the "revolving door" prison system most famously used in the 1984 presidential election.

George's Bush's Willie Horton...nice Observation....

Shelton Bryant
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 10/19/2023

The Immortal Thoman Nast!!!

Rabid Ferret
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 10/20/2023

Amazing!!! Love Nast and see his work so rarely! Congrats!!

Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 10/20/2023

Wow! Genuinely great artwork is always a treat to see.

Hans Kosenkranius
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 2/3/2024

Great detective work Rob! Had my eye on this one but was gun shy about bidding on it b/c I couldn't verify if it was published or not. Glad you found the source.

Rob Stolzer
Member Since 2004

Posted on 2/3/2024

Hans Kosenkranius wrote:

Great detective work Rob! Had my eye on this one but was gun shy about bidding on it b/c I couldn't verify if it was published or not. Glad you found the source.�

Thanks Hans. I really do enjoy the research end of the hobby. It helps bring some context to these older pieces. And with all of the archives online today, it makes researching that much easier.

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