Question

What was Thomas Nash best known for?

Answer 1

The answer is:

creating political cartoons

Answer 2

The Thomas Nash best known for "creating political cartoons".

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Thomas Nashe was an Elizabethan poet, pamphleteer, playwright and satirist of great importance. He was the founding father of American political cartooning and perhaps best known for his cartoons depicting the Democratic donkey and the Republican elephant as political parties.

Nash's legacy also includes other political cartoons like his successful 1871 bombardment on Tammany Hall's machine politics and his huge famous Santa Claus illustrations for Harper's Weekly Magazine. His efforts have provided a sharp appraisal throughout his career, pressurized readers to understand the contradictions from which they were surrounded.