Object Timeline

1909

  • Work on this object began.

1969

  • Work on this object ended.

1998

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Greeting Card, Christmas Greeting Card

This is a Greeting card. It was designed by Lester Beall. We acquired it in 1998. Its medium is photographic reproduction and printing on heavy white paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Lester Beall, Jr. and Lisa Zapantis.

Its dimensions are

Open: 50.8 x 42.6 cm (20 x 16 3/4 inches) Closed: 25.4 x 21.3 cm. (10 x 8 3/4 inches)

It is inscribed

Printed: "A Merry Christmas"

Cite this object as

Greeting Card, Christmas Greeting Card; Designed by Lester Beall (American, 1903–1969); photographic reproduction and printing on heavy white paper; Open: 50.8 x 42.6 cm (20 x 16 3/4 inches) Closed: 25.4 x 21.3 cm. (10 x 8 3/4 inches); Gift of Lester Beall, Jr. and Lisa Zapantis; 1998-33-9

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