Subject
Morris County Library (Whippany, N.J.); Morris County (N.J.); Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902; Drawings; Art reproductions; Illustrations; Wood-engraving; Reprints; Christmas; Santa Claus.
Description
A Thomas Nast reproduction drawing on the theme of Christmas depicting Santa’s Workshop featuring a fur-suited Santa standing on a chair to reach the stockings hung on the mantle. To his left, he is using hand tools to make toys in his workshop, while at the lower right, he is hand-sewing doll clothes; four other vignettes depicted a doll kitchen, parlor, tea party and costume assortments.
At the top of the central circular enclosure, “Santaclaussville, N.P. (North Pole)”; at the lower left, Santa on a ladder, cutting gift toys off “The Christmas Tree.”
Title printed on image reads "Here Comes Santa Claus and His Works".
Signed Th: Nast.
Thomas Nast (American (born Germany), 1840–1902) conceived and introduced our modern image of Santa Claus. Combining European traditions of St. Nicholas with folk images of elves from his native Germany, he created the jolly gift-giver now associated with Christmas.
The Christmas Drawings of Thomas Nast, compiled by William Glover with a foreword by Norman Rockwell. The entire portfolio contains 30 reproductions.