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By Shelley Esaak, About.com Guide to Art History since 2003

Wordless Wednesday - Merry Old Santa Claus

Wednesday December 24, 2008
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Merry Old Santa Claus
Harper's Weekly January 1, 1881 edition
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(We've all grown up knowing what Santa Claus looks like, but which American illustrator initially defined the Jolly Old Elf for us in 1863? Click on the image to find out!)

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