As mentioned in the above quote, while the first Thomas Nast Republican elephant cartoon appeared in the Harper’s Weekly ...

In 1828, during his presidential campaign, Democratic leader Andrew Jackson's opponents referred to him as a 'jackass,' which ...

In the 1870s, political cartoonist Thomas Nast popularized the Democratic donkey in a series of popular cartoons. Nast ...

File Image/Pixabay Since the 19th century, the Democratic donkey and the Republican elephant have been enduring symbols in ...

His dense and meticulously labeled cartoons served as arguments for analysis and discussion, popularizing the elephant as a ...

On Nov. 7, 1874, the first cartoon depicting the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party was printed in Harper's Weekly.

This cartoon critiqued Democratic policies during the economically tumultuous Gilded Age, a topic he would explore again in future artworks. The origin of the Republican elephant's story is also ...

In 1874, the first cartoon depicting the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party was printed in Harper's Weekly. In 1916, Democratic President Woodrow Wilson was re-elected and Republican ...

The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of political satire and popular ...