Nelson Harding | |
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 Harding, 1917–1918 | |
| Born | October 31, 1879 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 30, 1944 The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Cartoonist |
| Employer | The Brooklyn Daily Eagle |
| Known for | Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning |
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Nelson Harding (October 31, 1879 – December 30, 1944) was an Americaneditorial cartoonist for theBrooklyn Daily Eagle. He won the annualPulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in both 1927 and 1928, and as of 2023 was the only cartoonist honored in consecutive years.[1]
Harding was born inBrooklyn. He attendedGreenwich Academy,the Chase School, theArt Students League of New York, and theNew York School of Art. While at the Chase School, he was instructed byRobert Henri.[2]
In 1898, Harding served in theSpanish–American War with theUnited States Volunteers and71st New York Infantry Regiment. In 1901, he was promoted to sergeant under Major J.H. Wells.[2] Harding started working for theBrooklyn Daily Eagle in 1908, where he became a successful cartoonist.
Harding received a Pulitzer Prize in 1927 for "Toppling The Idol", of which he depicted the "passive effect of the League of Nations" when dealing with the war. He used the images of David and Goliath.[3] The particular cartoon cited in 1928, "May His Shadow Never Grow Less", was a tribute drawn at the end of the 1927 calendar year to flierCharles Lindbergh,[4] it was for the flight across the Mexico America border to improve the relations between the two countries.[3] The Christmas-themed cartoon was published at the very end of 1927 and was eligible for Pulitzer consideration in 1928.[5]
His work was often politically conservative by the standards of his day. He took a leading role in opposition to what some New Yorkers considered to be a threat fromBolshevism in the late 1910s, during the so-calledFirst Red Scare. His cartoons portrayed political radicals as bomb-throwers andterrorists.[6]
For his cartoon that was published on September 19, 1926, Harding won thePulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1927 with his cartoon "Toppling the Idol."[7] It depicts a group representing theLeague of Nations dragging the statue ofMars (mythology) off its pedestal.
Published on December 15, 1927, the 1927Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning winner depicts theCharles A. Lindbergh flight from New York to Paris in a single-engine plane. The religious symbol on the ground with the words "Peace on Earth and Goodwill to Men" was inspired by the approachingChristmas season.[7]
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