Santa Claus and Thomas Nast (1 Viewer)

[jazzeum]

The first use of the modern image of Santa Claus was by Thomas Nast in the winter of 1862-1863. The first image of Santa Claus showed him distributing gifts to Union soldiers. The modern Santa is a Union man, because his creator, Nast, was a diehard Union supporter.

Tales of Saint Nicholas that Nast heard about while growing up in Germany was the inspiration for Santa Claus. See here, http://www.jfpl.org/NJHistoryPathfinders.cfm?doc_Id=31

 

[Scott]

The first use of the modern image of Santa Claus was by Thomas Nast in the winter of 1862-1863. The first image of Santa Claus showed him distributing gifts to Union soldiers. The modern Santa is a Union man, because his creator, Nast, was a diehard Union supporter.

Tales of Saint Nicholas that Nast heard about while growing up in Germany was the inspiration for Santa Claus. See here, http://www.jfpl.org/NJHistoryPathfinders.cfm?doc_Id=31

The Lost Cause folks have been trying to appropriate our Santa.