tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897242.post115386667930047962..comments2023-10-30T06:50:17.036-04:00Comments on Buckles Blog: Dan RiceBuckleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06114738213931098664noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897242.post-1153953592152071622006-07-26T18:39:00.000-04:002006-07-26T18:39:00.000-04:00Unfortunately, as a careful historian I have to gi...Unfortunately, as a careful historian I have to give a Yes-and-No answer. Nast was a fiercely ardent Republican who never would have consciously used a Peace Democrat like Rice as a model. (There were earlier Uncle Sam images but they culminated in the one we know now from Nast's pen.) <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, Rice pervaded so much of America, and his image (top hat, stripes, tailcoat, and goatee with no mustache) was so powerful that Nast HAD to be influenced. So though I can't prove infuence, Nast did make Uncle Sam a dead ringer for Dan Rice.<BR/><BR/>Email me directly if you'd like more information. DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897242.post-1153924209676232992006-07-26T10:30:00.000-04:002006-07-26T10:30:00.000-04:00Am I correct in saying that the cartoonist Thomas ...Am I correct in saying that the cartoonist Thomas Nast had Rice in mind when he created the U.S. symbol "Uncle Sam"?Buckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06114738213931098664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897242.post-1153923357603184392006-07-26T10:15:00.000-04:002006-07-26T10:15:00.000-04:00Buckles, I see what you mean about the resemblance...Buckles, I see what you mean about the resemblance. Maybe get yourself a cape, throw on a snappy hat like Rice's, and pose with the same wild look in your eye, so we can compare directly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com