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Evolution of Uncle Sam in American cartoon history
The article traces Uncle Sam from early English and American cartoons through Thomas Nast’s mature figure, noting how artists from Bellow to Cesare, Cassel, Kirby, Gibson, and others shaped the icon. It also highlights John Erskine’s book that treats Uncle Sam as a full character with domestic life and national temperament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
John Cull
England
Uncle Sam
Samuel ‘Wilson
New York
Tadiana Elaint
Troy
Inn Cemetery
Merriam
Lnd
Uncle Sim
Samuel Wilson
Brother Jonathan
New York Lantern
F. Bellow
May
Sam
Bellow
Thomas Nast
Mr. Nast
John Bull
Uncle San
Bobbs-Merrill Company
John Erskine
Oscar Gesare
New York Evening Post
Rollin Kirby
New York World
J. H. Cassel
Charles Dana Gibson
Nast
Abraham Lincoln
Lincel
Spain
Italy
France
Taly
Oscar Cesare
Sutterney
J. Hl. Cassel
Novallst
Uncle Sau
Mr. Ersking
Teaders
Uniga