It is not every day that an exhibition begs, even dares, to be banned. Ban This Show, on view at Fort Works Art, does just that.

Thomas Nast, the German-born editorial cartoonist ... began working as an artist for a newspaper. His work began appearing in Harper’s Weekly — one of the nation’s most popular publications ...

German-born political cartoonist Thomas Nast gave America some of its most enduring symbols: the Republican elephant, the Democratic donkey, and Uncle Sam. Publishing regularly in Harper's Weekly ...

The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of historical events and the work of political cartoonists, particularly Thomas Nast. The Donkey as a ...

THOMAS NAST, a German-born caricaturist, has been hailed as the “father of the American cartoon” by critics and historians. His most famous work appeared in Harper’s Weekly between 1862 and ...