Charles Nelan

Charles Nelan

Self-portrait of Nelan drawing Uncle Sam and a personification of Spain
Born (1859-04-10)April 10, 1859
Akron, Ohio
Died December 7, 1904(1904-12-07) (aged 45)
Cave Spring, Georgia
Nationality American
Occupation Cartoonist

Charles F. Nelan (April 10, 1859 – December 7, 1904) was an American artist and political cartoonist, known for his cartoons on the Spanish–American War, some 135 of which appeared in the New York Herald. His work also helped solidify the image of Uncle Sam as a personification of the United States.[1][2][3]

References

  1. Mary Sayre Haverstock; Jeannette Mahoney Vance; Brian L. Meggitt (2000). "Nelan, Charles F.". Artists in Ohio, 1787-1900: A Biographical Dictionary. Kent State University Press. p. 632. ISBN 978-0-87338-616-6.
  2. Timonin, Mike (2007). "Nelan, Charles (1859–1904)". In Shearer, Benjamin F. Home Front Heroes: A Biographical Dictionary of Americans During Wartime. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 629. ISBN 978-0-313-33422-1.
  3. Williamson, Henry C. (1913). "Back in the Past". Cartoons Magazine. 3 (6): 396.


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