#thomas nast

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Thomas Nast

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'Christmas letter' by Thomas Nast, (1840-1902)

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Thomas Nast (1840–1902), On the Red Danube — “Bless You, My Children!”

from Harper’s Weekly, June 16, 1877

wood engraving in black on newsprint

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Why He Cannot Sleep (1866/black woodcut) - Thomas Nast

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The great Thomas Nast (1840-1902) who among other notable achievements created the modern American family version of Santa Claus, in 1863-1866, based upon the Dutch tradition of a gift-giving Sinterklaas

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Thomas Nast

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Thomas Nast (1840-1902), 'A Dream: Before and After Thanksgiving Dinner', ''Harper's Weekly'', Vol. 22, #1145, Dec. 7, 1878

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Oscar at the Sea-Shore (published in "Harper's Bazar," August 26, 1882)

Thomas Nast American, born Germany Sitter Oscar Wilde Irish originally published 1882

"Oscar Wilde dressed in aesthetic garb sits dejectedly on a sand pile by the water's edge, as puzzled children holding look at him. He holds a strand of seaweed. This is a proof of a wood engraving published in Harper's Bazar. In the latter publication, this text was printed below: "Oscar at the Sea-Shore. Young America: “Come, let’s bury him in the sand and put him out of his misery.”"