Thomas Nast

Thomas Nast: The Father of Political Cartoons Often considered the father of Political cartoons, Thomas Nast developed a style of reporting the news that captured the attention of his audience in a way that reporters never knew existed. His style of political reporting comically mocked Government officials and worked to end political corruption in the years after the Civil War. His ability to sway people’s political opinions with his style of art makes him …

…S. Government in 1956 when a plaque was placed at his birth place in Landau, Germany. The plaque reads, “A gift to the German people in friendship and in memory of Thomas Nast.” Nast will always be remembered as a strong influence of the people of his day. He worked most of his life attempting to end political corruption and developed a style all his own that effected the way millions of Americans feel about politics.