Republic is Not Ungrateful
Thomas Nast, 27 Sep 1840 - 7 Dec 1902
April 13, 1872
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Accession Number
NPG.87.89
Tags
ColumnSculpturePoliticalShieldImaginaryNewspaperBeardMustachePortraitArrow
About this artwork
Much to President Grant’s advantage, he found a friend and a veritable spokesperson in Thomas Nast, the talented cartoonist for Harper’s Weekly. In 1872, a scandal involving Grant and Credit Mobilier came to light. Credit Mobilier was a bogus company that siphoned millions of federal dollars for alleged completion of the nation’s transcontinental railway.