biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1840–1902)
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| biography:
| Cartoonist, born in Landau, SW Germany. When he was five, his family migrated to the USA, where he studied at the Academy of Design in New York City. He became a draftsman for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper at 15, and in 1862 was engaged by Harper's Weekly (1861–6), where he defined the genre of the political cartoon. His crusade against the corrupt New York political machine known as the Tweed Ring in 1871 resulted in the removal from office of virtually every member of Tammany Hall. He also created such cartoon icons as the Republican elephant, the Democratic donkey, and helped form the American notion of Santa Claus. |
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