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1946

  • Work on this object began.

1960

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

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Print, Christmas Card, 1946

This is a Print. It was created by Raymond Baxter Dowden. It is dated 1946 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is letter-press printing in colored inks on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Cooper Union Art School.

Its dimensions are

22.7 × 29.6 cm (8 15/16 × 11 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp, upper center: COOPER UNION ART SCHOOL LIBRARY PICTURE COLLECTION

It is signed

Signed in print in blue ink, lower right: Raymond Baxter Dowden

It is inscribed

Inscribed in print in black ink, lower left: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Cite this object as

Print, Christmas Card, 1946; Raymond Baxter Dowden (American, 1905–1982); USA; letter-press printing in colored inks on paper; 22.7 × 29.6 cm (8 15/16 × 11 5/8 in.); 1960-65-1-b

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