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Print, Christmas Greeting, 1959

This is a Print. It was created by Raymond Baxter Dowden. It is dated 1959 and we acquired it in 1959. Its medium is letter-press printing in black and colored inks on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Raymond Baxter Dowden. It is credited Gift of Raymond Baxter Dowden.

Its dimensions are

Print: 27.6 × 21.4 cm (10 7/8 × 8 7/16 in.) Sheet: 36.4 × 26.8 cm (14 5/16 × 10 9/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in print in black ink, lower right: Raymond Dowden '59

Cite this object as

Print, Christmas Greeting, 1959; Raymond Baxter Dowden (American, 1905–1982); USA; letter-press printing in black and colored inks on paper; Print: 27.6 × 21.4 cm (10 7/8 × 8 7/16 in.) Sheet: 36.4 × 26.8 cm (14 5/16 × 10 9/16 in.); Gift of Raymond Baxter Dowden; 1959-185-1

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