New York: Harper's Bazaar, 1880. Woodcut. Measures 21 3/4" x 15 3/4". Double page spread from Harper's Bazaar. Displays an image of a little boy surrounded by dogs and a cat under festive mistletoe. Some chipping to edges. 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..... More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1871. Print. Woodcut engraving. Image measures 15 3/4" x 10 3/4" This Christmas print was drawn by Thomas Nast for the cover of Harper's Bazar in 1871. The illustration shows Santa Claus and a young boy. Santa holds a letter from the boy's parents behind his back, informing him not to bring any gifts because the boy has been naughty. The illustration is surrounded by a decorative holly border. In very good condition. Thomas Nast..... More

Portrait photo signed and dated 1886 from C.H. Frazier. Includes separate clipped signature dated Feb 4, 1885. Decorative frame measures 13 1/2" X 14 1/2". Thomas Nast was a German-born American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist often considered to be the "Father of the American Cartoon". He was a sharp critic of "Boss" Tweed and the Tammany Hall Democratic Party political machine. He created a modern version of Santa Claus (based on the traditional German figures of Saint Nicholas and Weihnachtsmann)..... More

New York: Harper's Weekly, 1878. 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..... More

New York: Harper's Weekly, 1863. Double-page print. Image measures 20.5" x 14" This two-page print features six vignettes of Christmastime during the American Civil War. The largest and central image shows a man returning from war on furlough for Christmas, embracing his wife and child while children in the background stare worriedly at the soldier's uniform on the floor. The cartoon subtly evokes the effect of war on children and women at home. A nativity scene appears in the bottom..... More

New York: Harper, 1863. Map. Woodcut engraving. Sheet measures 15 5/8" x 21 5/8" This scathing double-page illustration dedicated to Confederate President Jefferson Davis was published amidst the Civil War, in the February 7, 1863 issue of New York-based magazine Harper's Weekly. It depicts various atrocities committed by Southerners, such as "Firing on US. Hospitals," "Throwing Sick and Wounded U.S. Soldiers in the Road to Die," "Massacre of Negroes at Murfreesboro Pike," "The Murder of Gen. Robert L. M'Cook" and..... More

New York: Harper's Weekly, 1880. Woodcut. Measures 15 3/4" x 11". Harper's Weekly cover from Vol. XXIV. No. 1247 published November 20, 1880. 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..... More

New York: Harper's Weekly, 1863. Woodcut. Page measures 20 1/4" x 13 1/2" This large double-page print from Harper's Weekly shows scenes of horror as the Civil War tears through areas on the border between the Union and the Confederacy. Soldiers give hungry women and children bread during a snow storm; a woman and two children weep as the see a man killed under fallen rubble. Death and destruction everywhere emphasize the war's effect on civilians and soldiers alike, especially..... More