Thomas Nast’s Historical Icons

Event to be held at Morris County Library, 30 E Hanover Ave, Whippany, NJ 07981

Morris County Historical Society and Morris County Heritage Commission are pleased to present a Revolutionary Lecture Series to celebrate the rich and vast history that makes Morris County so special. Join us for a series of 12 lectures that will cover topics from our area’s role in the American Revolution to the early engineering marvels that forever changed the landscape to the local figures that made national history.

From the Democratic Donkey and Republican Elephant to Santa Claus, some of the most familiar images we have today were influenced and popularized by 19th-century political cartoonist and Morristown resident, Thomas Nast. Join Ryan Hyman, F.M. Kirby Curator of Collections at Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, for a brief history of Macculloch Hall, today home to the largest collection of original works by Nast, and explore some of Nast’s most famous cartoons, as well as a few interesting but lesser-known images. FREE. Space is limited, pre-registration required. Zoom option available.