'3 기' 함정', 'fr

Thomas Nast

1875

'3 기' 함정',    'fr by Thomas Nast, 1875

Thomas Nast, the father of the American political cartoon, brilliantly traps the Republican elephant in this 1875 satire. At the top of a deep pit, a man representing the press lures the massive beast with a plank labeled as a warning against President Ulysses S. Grant's rumored third term. It's a clever visual pun, showing how the media's fear-mongering about 'Caesarism' might actually be the very trap that destroys the party's chances. Nast essentially invented the elephant as the GOP's symbol right around this time, making this a foundational piece of American political imagery!

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