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Cartoon shows Columbia (symbolizing the United States) after her marriage to Brother Jonathan (symbolizing U.S. citizens). Columbia gestures sorrowfully towards African Americans (portrayed in ethnic stereotypes) while Jonathan gazes at statues of men representing "The Democratic Department" and some of Nast's pet hates. Left to right: Atlas is Manton Marble, editor of The World; the Gladiator is Congressman John Morrissey, with ties to Tammany Hall; Moses is President Andrew Johnson; the devil is Fernando Wood, former mayor of New York City; Apollo is James Gordon Bennett, Sr., of the New York Herald.

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Signed, lower right: Th. Nast.

Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1974; (DLC/PP-1974:232.1621)

One of five surviving paintings from Thomas Nast's Grand Caricaturama a humorous account of American history involving real persons and symbolic characters. Nast created 33 paintings, each approximately 8 x 12 feet, for display on a stage as a moving panorama accompanied by an explanatory talk and piano songs. The performances in New York City and Boston received a highly favorable popular response.

Published in: Catalogue of Th. Nast's Grand Caricaturama, 1867, no. 4.

Published in: Nast, Thomas. Five Paintings from Th. Nast's Grand Caricaturama. Introduction and commentary by Lloyd Goodrich. New York: Swann Collection of Caricature and Cartoon, 1970, p. 11.

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01/01/1867
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Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902, artist
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