Today's American image of the Santa suit, created by Thomas Nast, is based off of which traditional German figures?
Santa suit:  The modern American version of the suit can be attributed to the work of Thomas Nast for "Harper's Weekly" magazine, although it is often incorrectly thought that Haddon Sundblom designed the suit in his advertising work for the Coca-Cola Company. Thomas Nast:  Among his notable works were the creation of the modern version of Santa Claus (based on the traditional German figures of Sankt Nikolaus and Weihnachtsmann) and the political symbol of the elephant for the Republican Party (GOP).
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