unbound
1878 · New York
by NAST, Thomas; HARPER'S WEEKLY
New York: Harper's Weekly, 1878. unbound. Woodcut. Page measures 15 7/8" x 11".
Cover page of the June 1, 1878 edition of Harper's Magazine, Vol. XXII No. 1118. Features an illustration of the globe that also appears to be a skull. In very good condition.
Thomas Nast was a political cartoonist and illustrator; credited with devising elephant and donkey symbols of Republican and Democratic parties, and with creating American image of Santa Claus. He largely featured Catholicism and the papacy in Rome, Irish-Americans, and corrupt Democratic politicians (namely Boss Tweed and the Tammany Hall institution). This is a great example of his work. Published from 1857 to 1916, the original Harper's Weekly, Journal of Civilization, was a weekly newspaper based in New York that employed artists to make detailed covers and illustration of daily life. (Inventory #: 296522)
Cover page of the June 1, 1878 edition of Harper's Magazine, Vol. XXII No. 1118. Features an illustration of the globe that also appears to be a skull. In very good condition.
Thomas Nast was a political cartoonist and illustrator; credited with devising elephant and donkey symbols of Republican and Democratic parties, and with creating American image of Santa Claus. He largely featured Catholicism and the papacy in Rome, Irish-Americans, and corrupt Democratic politicians (namely Boss Tweed and the Tammany Hall institution). This is a great example of his work. Published from 1857 to 1916, the original Harper's Weekly, Journal of Civilization, was a weekly newspaper based in New York that employed artists to make detailed covers and illustration of daily life. (Inventory #: 296522)
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