1840 Born in Landau,
Germany, on September 26.
1846 Moved to the US with his Mother.
1854 Studied art under a
1856 Began work for Frank Leslieís Illustrated News.
1859 Stated work for
New York Illustrated News.
1860 Traveled to Europe to
Sicily during the Italian Revolution.
1861 Married in the US
1861 Began covering Civil
War events for Harper's Weekly. He was a special artist, not a staff artist.
1868 Began his cartoon
attacks on Boss Tweed of New York Cityís Tammany Hall.
1870 Created a cartoon
donkey as a symbol for the Democratic Party, a symbol that has stuck to this
1874 Created the elephant
cartoon that became the symbol of the Republican Party.
1886 Left Harperís
Weekly after loss of artistic freedom under new management.
1892 Bought his own
newspaper, naming it
1893 Nastís Weekly
1902 Appointed by Teddy
Roosevelt to position in Ecuador. He died there of yellow fever on December 7.
Excerpts from www.lib.ohio-state.edu
Biography on Thomas Nast