In the same 1874 cartoon mentioned above, Nast depicted an elephant labeled "The Republican Vote" being frightened by the donkey in the lion's skin. The elephant symbolized the Republican vote ...

Have you ever wondered where America’s political parties got their donkey and elephant mascots ... best recruiting sergeant.” Nast drew cartoons about the mistreatment of slaves and former ...

the Republican elephant, the Democratic donkey, and Uncle Sam. Publishing regularly in Harper's Weekly, the celebrated Nast drew thousands of cartoons during the second half of the nineteenth century.

As the 2020 US presidential election nears, badges, election leaflets, and TV graphics showing the image of the elephant and the donkey are everywhere. As anyone with even a passing interest in US ...