Merry Christmas to All: A Thomas Nast Christmas

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Date/Time:Sunday, 13 Dec 2009 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location:Farm House Museum, on Farm House Lane, central campus
Cost:Free!
URL:www.musuems.iastate.edu
Contact:University Museums
Phone:515-294-7426
Channel:University Museums
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Celebrate the season and the timeless images of Thomas Nast with a visit to the Farm House Museum to experience an authentic founding farm Christmas. Visitors will see traditional holiday décor and hear Christmas songs from the 19th century while touring the 150 year old Farm House. Visit with Santa at 2pm!

More than a cartoonist, Thomas Nast was an inventor of icons, popularizing now familiar subjects such as his illustration of Santa Claus, which continues as our image of St. Nick himself. Thomas Nast first drew Santa Claus for the 1862 Christmas season "Harper's Weekly" cover and center-fold illustration.