In 1828, during his presidential campaign, Democratic leader Andrew Jackson's opponents referred to him as a 'jackass,' which ...

The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of historical events and the work ...

As mentioned in the above quote, while the first Thomas Nast Republican elephant cartoon appeared in the Harper’s Weekly ...

In the 1870s, political cartoonist Thomas Nast popularized the Democratic donkey in a series of popular cartoons. Nast ...

The donkey and elephant, representing Democrats and Republicans, owe their iconic status to 19th-century cartoonist Thomas ...

The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of political satire and popular ...

The elephant and donkey were meant to be satirical depictions, popularised by an American political cartoonist.

“The donkey and the elephant serve as a combination logo ... The same 19th-century political cartoonist, Thomas Nast, is credited with popularizing both symbols, though he didn’t create ...

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 ...

It was German-born cartoonist Thomas Nast - a Republican ... The cartoon depicts a donkey dressed in lion's clothing, scaring a group of animals around it. An elephant represents the mighty ...