But it was Nast’s revival of the Democratic donkey in his Jan. 18, 1870 cartoon, shown above — “A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion” — that popularized the symbol. The cartoon depicts ...

His opponents labeled him a "jackass" (a donkey) because of his populist views ... who is often credited with popularizing both symbols. In an 1874 cartoon published in Harper's Weekly, Nast ...

Jackson's opponents labeled him a "jackass" (a term for a donkey ... Nast used the donkey in a series of cartoons to represent the Democratic Party. One of the most famous cartoons by Nast ...

“A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion ... live ass is better than a dead lion”, Nast’s cartoon carries a different message. In it the donkey—ears back, hind legs poised to deliver ...

In his 1870 Harper’s Weekly cartoon, “A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion,” Nast used the donkey to represent divisions within the Democratic Party. Over time, the donkey evolved into an ...

The cartoon depicts a donkey dressed in lion's clothing ... This 1870 image is called "A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion," and is the first ever to represent the Democrats - rather than a ...