Inventor of the image of Santa Claus; Father of American cartoon: Who is Thomas Nast?
Thomas Nast is a legendary illustrator who left a deep mark on American popular culture with his drawings. The fact that the symbol of the Republican Party is the 'elephant' is also the result of Thomas Nast's caricatures. Today's chubby and white-bearded Santa Claus image is also because Nast drew Santa Claus like this.