Trivia 8-27-15 The Funnies

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Thomas Nast, Frank Leslie's illistrated news.

Edit - I will give credit for this answer. Nast worked for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper immediately before he started work for Harper's Weekly, and he didn't start work at Harper's until the summer of 1862, so presumably he was still working for Frank Leslie's during the early part of that year.

Although everyone who answered Harper's Weekly will be given credit for a correct answer, Frank Leslie's may actually be a better answer, since the question asked for the name of the newspaper for which Nast worked, and Harper's Weekly, technically, was a magazine.

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Thomas Nast (September 27, 1840 – December 7, 1902) was a German-born American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist considered to be the "Father of the American Cartoon".[1] He was the scourge of Democratic Representative "Boss" Tweed and the Tammany Hall Democratic party political machine. Among his notable works were the creation of the modern version of Santa Claus and the political symbol of the elephant for the Republican Party. Contrary to popular belief, Nast did not create Uncle Sam (the male personification of the American people), Columbia (the female personification of American values), or the Democratic donkey,[2] though he did popularize these symbols through his artwork. Nast was associated with the magazine Harper's Weekly from 1859 to 1860 and from 1862 until 1886.
 
Thomas Nast worked for Harpers Weekly

Edit - Correct, rebelyell. Welcome to the trivia game.

Hope you'll come back and play again.

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