As mentioned in the above quote, while the first Thomas Nast Republican elephant cartoon appeared in the Harper’s Weekly ...

Seeing a majestic elephant in its natural habitat is special, yes, but being able to spend the night among a herd is ...

In 1828, during his presidential campaign, Democratic leader Andrew Jackson's opponents referred to him as a 'jackass,' which ...

While the elephant had appeared in Civil War-era imagery as a symbol of bravery in combat, it was Nast’s 1874 cartoon “Third ...

At your local theater, you might’ve seen a gaudy-looking poster for a generic, cheap-looking animated film called Hitpig! If ...

The symbols tied to the Republican and Democratic parties (the elephant and donkey) have actually been around for more than 100 years.

The Republican elephant also owes its rise to Thomas Nast, who used it in an 1874 cartoon published in Harper’s Weekly. In ...

The film stars Jason Sudeikis as Hitpig, Lily Singh as Pickles, and Rainn Wilson as The Leaping Lord of Leotard. Other ...

This cartoon critiqued Democratic policies during the economically tumultuous Gilded Age, a topic he would explore again in ...

HitPig is a lazy, uninspired animated film that aims for the lowest common denominator for its young audience. Jason Sudeikis voices a talking pig who’s also a bounty hunter – even ...

On Nov. 7, 1874, the first cartoon depicting the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party was printed in Harper's Weekly.