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1929

  • Work on this object began.

1949

  • Work on this object ended.

2001

  • We acquired this object.

2011

2025

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Card, "merry christmas and prosperous new year from mr. and mrs andrew good"

This is a Card. It was graphic design by Alvin Lustig. It is dated ca. 1939 and we acquired it in 2001. Its medium is letterpress on heavy gray paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Susan Lustig Peck.

Its dimensions are

14.0 x 20.3 cm (5 1/2 x 8 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed in red ink, center: merry christmas and prosperous new year from mr. and mrs. andrew good. Printed in grey ink, repeated as undulating form at left: a merry christmas.

Cite this object as

Card, "merry christmas and prosperous new year from mr. and mrs andrew good"; Graphic design by Alvin Lustig (American, 1915–1955); USA; letterpress on heavy gray paper; 14.0 x 20.3 cm (5 1/2 x 8 in.); Gift of Susan Lustig Peck; 2001-29-43

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