Santa Claus in Camp (published in "Harper's Weekly," January 3, 1863)
originally published 1863
Medium
Relief print and electrotype
Dimensions
Image: 10 3/4 × 9 1/8 in. (27.3 × 23.1 cm) Sheet: 17 1/4 × 14 1/8 in. (43.8 × 35.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Thomas Nast Jr., Mabel Nast Crawford and Cyril Nast, 1933
Accession Number
33.35.11
Tags
About the Artist
Thomas Nast · 1840–1902
Thomas Nast (1840–1902) was the most powerful political cartoonist in American history, an artist whose images shaped public opinion, toppled corrupt politicians, and gave enduring visual form to some of the most cherished symbols of American popular culture. Born in Landau, Germany, he emigrated with his family to New York as a child and received his artistic training at the National Academy of D...