Thomas Nast Fails To Make New Jersey Hall Of Fame



After weeks of debate in various publications and even in the New Jersey legislature over the inclusion of prominent 19th Century cartoonist Thomas Nast in the Garden State's Hall Of Fame, that bid has apparently failed. According to this article, Nast's candidacy also failed a couple of other times when the scrutiny of anti-Catholic, anti-Irish elements in his cartoons wasn't as widespread or public. I've enjoyed what I've read in terms of folks debating those elements in Nast's work. I think it's a fair line of inquiry; I have a harder time working up a lot of energy for this kind of hall of fame pro or con in a way that allows me access to the question before folks here, but I like that these general issues are being hashed out in some way.
 
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