The modern image of Santa Claus first appeared during the Civil War. Santa sided with the North. He made his debut on the cover of Harper’s Weekly for Christmas 1862. A drawing shows a white ...

Nast had created more than 30 images of Santa for Harper’s Weekly by the time he resigned in 1886. After leaving the magazine, he increasingly struggled to find work as an artist.

Cartoonist Thomas Nast first drew Santa Claus in January 1863, for Harper's Weekly. Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1929, via Metropolitan Museum of Art under CC 1.0 ...

(WVUE) - Cartoonist Thomas Nast, more than any other single individual, seems responsible for our modern day image of Santa Claus as a fat, bearded elf. Thomas Nast's iconic 1881 image of Santa ...

Thomas Nast, “Santa Claus in Camp (from Harper’s Weekly)” (1863), wood engraving (all images courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art). These days, Santa sightings typically take place in ...

'Merry Christmas' by Thomas Nast appeared in Harper's Weekly, January 3, 1885 Cover Illustration Macculloch Hall Historical Museum Macculloch Hall Historical Museum presents a rare summertime look ...

According to the Smithsonian Magazine, Nast would illustrate more than 30 images of Santa Claus during his career with Harper’s Weekly. The most famous of these is his 1881 Merry Old Santa Claus.

One of the most influential figures in shaping the modern image of Santa was Thomas Nast, an American cartoonist who drew pictures of Santa for Harper's Weekly in the 1860s and 1870s ...

Santa Claus and Thomas Nast. Share full article. ANTHONY LUMLEY. June 4, 1904; Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from June 4, 1904, Section BR, Page ...

Santa Claus, the beloved figure of Christmas, has a rich history that blends myths, legends, and cultural influences. From his origins in the story of Saint Nicholas to his modern-day image shaped ...

Detail from Thomas Nast cover illustration, Harper’s Weekly, Jan. 3, 1863. Metropolitan Museum of Art Gift this ... a “Santa-Claus” in several papers in March 1809 and finally a two ...

Santa Claus is an American. This news may surprise readers who know he lives at the North Pole (where an American artist, Thomas Nast, put him in Christmas 1866) or who remember that the ...