Political Machine Boss Tweed Cartoon
Thomas nast s campaign against boss tweed.
Political machine boss tweed cartoon. Search the site go. Even today when most political cartoons from a century ago seem bland and quaint nast s still have plenty of sting to them. William magear boss tweed leader of new york city s corrupt tammany hall political organization during the 1860s and early 1870s is delivered to authorities in new york city after his. Many of nast s most effective cartoons were virulent attacks on tammany hall led by boss tweed.
Attack on the political machine of william m. And if effectiveness is a gauge of political cartooning. His cartoons were probably one of the chief factors in the machine s downfall. It seemed that nast didn t really focus on tweed as cartoons he drew in 1870 seemed to indicate that nast believed peter sweeny one of tweed s closest associates was the real leader.
Stated and or inferred examine the effectiveness of political cartoons. Cartoon appeared in 1871 tweed s imperium was dissolving and the cartoonists had done a great deal to propel the boss toward destruction. Tweed in new york city in the 1870s. The notorious political machine that ran new.
Tammany hall tiger a symbol of boss tweed s political machine uncle sam a lanky avuncular personification of the united states first drawn in the 1830s. A political organization within the democratic party in new york city late 1800 s and early 1900 s seeking political control by corruption and bossism thomas nast newspaper cartoonist who produced satirical cartoons he invented uncle sam and came up with the elephant and the donkey for the political parties. Often praised as the father of the american cartoon thomas nast is best known for his works satirizing politician william magear boss tweed and tammany hall the democratic political machine frequently accused of nepotism that tweed led. William magear tweed april 3 1823 april 12 1878 often erroneously referred to as william marcy tweed see below and widely known as boss tweed was an american politician most notable for being the boss of tammany hall the democratic party political machine that played a major role in the politics of the world 19th century new york city and state.
The tammany ring run by a man named william boss tweed bribed officials rigged elections and stole money from city coffers. Nast and john tenniel added the goatee john confucius a variation of john chinaman a traditional caricature of a chinese immigrant. Microsoft word political cartoons of political machines from kate ericson.