BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20130310T020000 RDATE:20130310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130526T160000 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130526T130000 DESCRIPTION:Macculloch Hall Historical Museum presents more than twenty e xamples of presidential campaign images from the late nineteenth century with the exhibit Thomas Nast: President Maker and Campaign Breaker.&nbs p\; The exhibit illustrates six presidential campaigns from 1864 through 1884. \;\nThomas Nast (1840-1902) was America&rsquo\;s leading poli tical cartoonist in the second half of the nineteenth century. \; Fr om the studio in his Morristown\, NJ home\, Nast popularized the symbols of the Democratic (donkey) and Republican (elephant) parties that conti nue more than a century later. \; Nast\, a staunch Republican\, illu strated his views of the presidential campaigns for Harper&rsquo\;s Week ly. \; He supported the candidate he felt would best serve the count ry. \; The power of Nast&rsquo\;s pen was evident &mdash\; each cand idate that he supported went on to become the President of the United States. \; Equally important were the scathing cartoons Nast drew of the candidates he did not support.\nDuring the presidential campaigns a nd elections of 1868 and 1872 Nast stayed true to the Republican Party a nd supported Ulysses S. Grant. \; This helped Grant\, a personal fri end of Nast\, to win both elections. \; The exhibit features Nast&rs quo\;s images of Grant as well as campaign banners for Grant and one of his rivals\, Horace Greeley. \; Included in the exhibit is a persona l letter in Grant&rsquo\;s hand to Thomas Nast accepting an invitation t o the artist&rsquo\;s Morristown mansion.\nThomas Nast continued to supp ort the Republican Party in the election of 1876 and helped to elect Rut herford B. Hayes. \; This election against Samuel Tilden was a fierc e battle with scandals about vote tampering surrounding each man. \; &ldquo\;Another Such Victory\, and I am Done&rdquo\; was published in t he March 24\, 1877 edition of Harper&rsquo\;s Weekly which depicts a bat tered elephant to show how tough the election was for Hayes\, Nast\, and the entire Republican Party. \; It was not until the election of 18 84 that Nast temporarily broke with the Republican Party and supported t he Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland. \; Nast felt Cleveland wou ld best serve the country\, so he helped him to win the office. \; M acculloch Hall Historical Museum holds America&rsquo\;s largest collecti on of artwork by Thomas Nast. \; Museum founder W. Parsons Todd bega n the collection with purchases directly from the artist&rsquo\;s family . \; With recent acquisitions\, the Nast collection at the Museum nu mbers more than 3\,500. \; This topical exhibit is open during touri ng hours Wednesday\, Thursday and Sunday afternoons from 1pm &ndash\; 4p m.\nMacculloch Hall Historical Museum is also exhibiting some of its mos t popular pieces as well as many seldom-seen treasures which have been i n storage. Vivid examples of the antique Oriental rug collection are on display in the museum's first floor gallery\, complemented by textbook e xamples of fine porcelain\, silver\, glass and furniture collected by Mu seum founder\, W. Parsons Todd. This is a special opportunity to see rar ely-exhibited treasures from the collection in the gallery and tour the rest of the museum to see many other pieces in period room settings.&nbs p\; The exhibit also features some of our country&rsquo\;s founding hero es documents and artifacts including George Washington\, Dolley Madison and others. This special exhibit is open through June 30th 2013. \; &ldquo\;A Fine Collection&rdquo\; has a perimeter layout which leaves th e center of the room open for a series of speakers and musical programmi ng taking place in conjunction with the exhibit over the next several mo nths. \; Programs in conjunction with the exhibit take place with mu sic on the first Sunday at 4:30pm and speakers on the third Sunday of th e month February through June. Visit maccullochhall.org for full details and ticket information.\nMacculloch Hall Historical Museum preserves th e history of the Macculloch-Miller families\, the Morris area community\ , and the legacy of its founder W. Parsons Todd through its historic sit e\, collections\, exhibits\, and educational and cultural programs. The Museum is open for house and exhibit tours on Wednesdays\, Thursdays &am p\; Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. The last tour leaves at 3pm. Adults $8\; Se niors &\; Students $6\; Children 6 &ndash\; 12 $4. Members and childr en under 5 are free. The gardens are \;open (free of charge) during Museum hours. \;Please check our website for any holiday closings. C all (973) 538-2404 ext. 10\, visit our website www.maccullochhall.org or find us on Facebook. \; Macculloch Hall Historical Museum\, 45 Macc ulloch Ave.\, Morristown\, NJ 07960. \; Macculloch Hall Historica l Museum is a nonprofit educational affiliate of the W. Parsons Todd Fo undation.\n \;\nImage attached: Macculloch Hall Historical Museum_ A nother Such Victory\, and I am Done\nThomas Nast Engraving Harper&rsquo\ ;s Weekly\, March 24\, 1877 From the collection of MHHM.  \;Courtesy of Stan Freeny. URL:http://caldwells.patch.com/events/thomas-nast-president-maker-and-cam paign-breaker-b848f042 SUMMARY:Thomas Nast: President Maker and Campaign Breaker LOCATION:45 Macculloch Ave\, Morristown\, NJ 07960: 45 Macculloch Ave\, M orristown\, NJ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR