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- "Deep Winter," 1946 - Dale Nichols (1904-1995) is best known for his paintings depicting the rural landscapes he remembered while growing up in a small town in Nebraska. Nichols moved away at an early age but repeatedly returned to the farm life of his youth in his paintings and illustrations. This Christmas card produced by the American Artist Group exemplifies his work.
- 1946
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"Deep Winter," 1946
Dale Nichols (1904-1995) is best known for his paintings depicting the rural landscapes he remembered while growing up in a small town in Nebraska. Nichols moved away at an early age but repeatedly returned to the farm life of his youth in his paintings and illustrations. This Christmas card produced by the American Artist Group exemplifies his work.
- Christmas Card, Snowy Street Scene, 1950-1960 - Raymond J. Holden (1901-1993) was born in Massachusetts and studied at the Rhode Island School of Design. In 1937, he moved to Sterling, Connecticut, where he resided most of his life. Holden, an artist and illustrator, painted watercolors for Hallmark Cards and illustrated several books. Holden also created Christmas card designs for the American Artist Group of New York for 40 years.
- 1950-1960
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Christmas Card, Snowy Street Scene, 1950-1960
Raymond J. Holden (1901-1993) was born in Massachusetts and studied at the Rhode Island School of Design. In 1937, he moved to Sterling, Connecticut, where he resided most of his life. Holden, an artist and illustrator, painted watercolors for Hallmark Cards and illustrated several books. Holden also created Christmas card designs for the American Artist Group of New York for 40 years.
- Christmas Card, "Peaceful Night," Artwork by Leo J. Meissner, 1945 - The American Artists Group was founded in 1934 to bring contemporary art into American homes at affordable prices and help artists earn a living during the Depression. The organization quickly turned to publishing Christmas cards, which remains the focus of its activities. More than 400 artists, like Michigan-born painter, pastelist, and printmaker Leo J. Meissner, have supplied artwork for these holiday greetings.
- 1945
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Christmas Card, "Peaceful Night," Artwork by Leo J. Meissner, 1945
The American Artists Group was founded in 1934 to bring contemporary art into American homes at affordable prices and help artists earn a living during the Depression. The organization quickly turned to publishing Christmas cards, which remains the focus of its activities. More than 400 artists, like Michigan-born painter, pastelist, and printmaker Leo J. Meissner, have supplied artwork for these holiday greetings.
- Christmas Card with Artwork by Pasquale "Patsy" Santo, 1945 - The American Artists Group was founded in 1934 to bring contemporary art into American homes at affordable prices and help artists earn a living during the Depression. The organization quickly turned to publishing Christmas cards, which remains the focus of its activities. More than 400 artists, like Pasquale (Patsy) Santo, a self-taught artist, have supplied artwork for these holiday greetings.
- 1945
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Christmas Card with Artwork by Pasquale "Patsy" Santo, 1945
The American Artists Group was founded in 1934 to bring contemporary art into American homes at affordable prices and help artists earn a living during the Depression. The organization quickly turned to publishing Christmas cards, which remains the focus of its activities. More than 400 artists, like Pasquale (Patsy) Santo, a self-taught artist, have supplied artwork for these holiday greetings.
- Christmas Card, "Evening Silhouette," Artwork by Gene Kloss, 1940 - The American Artists Group was founded in 1934 to bring contemporary art into American homes at affordable prices and help artists earn a living during the Depression. The organization quickly turned to publishing Christmas cards, which remains the focus of its activities. More than 400 artists, like Alice Geneva (Gene) Kloss, known for her Western landscape prints, have supplied artwork for these holiday greetings.
- 1940
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Christmas Card, "Evening Silhouette," Artwork by Gene Kloss, 1940
The American Artists Group was founded in 1934 to bring contemporary art into American homes at affordable prices and help artists earn a living during the Depression. The organization quickly turned to publishing Christmas cards, which remains the focus of its activities. More than 400 artists, like Alice Geneva (Gene) Kloss, known for her Western landscape prints, have supplied artwork for these holiday greetings.
- Christmas Card, "On the Seventh Day," Artwork by Corporal Wallace E. Brodeur, 1945 - The American Artists Group was founded in 1934 to bring contemporary art into American homes at affordable prices and help artists earn a living during the Depression. The organization quickly turned to publishing Christmas cards, which remains the focus of its activities. More than 400 artists have supplied artwork for these holiday greetings.
- 1945
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Christmas Card, "On the Seventh Day," Artwork by Corporal Wallace E. Brodeur, 1945
The American Artists Group was founded in 1934 to bring contemporary art into American homes at affordable prices and help artists earn a living during the Depression. The organization quickly turned to publishing Christmas cards, which remains the focus of its activities. More than 400 artists have supplied artwork for these holiday greetings.
- Christmas Card, "Adoration," Artwork by Lauren Ford, 1951 - The American Artists Group was founded in 1934 to bring contemporary art into American homes at affordable prices and help artists earn a living during the Depression. The organization quickly turned to publishing Christmas cards, which remains the focus of its activities. More than 400 artists, like noted religious painter Lauren Ford, have supplied artwork for these holiday greetings.
- 1951
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Christmas Card, "Adoration," Artwork by Lauren Ford, 1951
The American Artists Group was founded in 1934 to bring contemporary art into American homes at affordable prices and help artists earn a living during the Depression. The organization quickly turned to publishing Christmas cards, which remains the focus of its activities. More than 400 artists, like noted religious painter Lauren Ford, have supplied artwork for these holiday greetings.
- "Season's Greetings and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year," 1945 - Artist and illustrator Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) began taking classes at William Merritt Chase's art school in the early 1900s. He took up wood engraving around 1920 and developed a modern graphic style that was instantly recognizable and widely emulated. In the mid-1930s, Kent was a member of the American Artist Group and, with others, encouraged the organization to introduce artist-designed Christmas cards.
- 1945
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"Season's Greetings and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year," 1945
Artist and illustrator Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) began taking classes at William Merritt Chase's art school in the early 1900s. He took up wood engraving around 1920 and developed a modern graphic style that was instantly recognizable and widely emulated. In the mid-1930s, Kent was a member of the American Artist Group and, with others, encouraged the organization to introduce artist-designed Christmas cards.
- Christmas Card, "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year," 1946 - Mailing colorful, commercially designed greeting cards had become an American tradition by the 1920s and 1930s. Friends and neighbors commonly exchanged cards that wished one another a merry Christmas or happy New Year during the winter holidays. Publishers sometimes decorated these cards with nostalgic images of mills, churches, or covered bridges steeped in snow.
- 1946
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Christmas Card, "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year," 1946
Mailing colorful, commercially designed greeting cards had become an American tradition by the 1920s and 1930s. Friends and neighbors commonly exchanged cards that wished one another a merry Christmas or happy New Year during the winter holidays. Publishers sometimes decorated these cards with nostalgic images of mills, churches, or covered bridges steeped in snow.
- Christmas Card with Artwork by Harry Shokler, 1946 - The American Artists Group was founded in 1934 to bring contemporary art into American homes at affordable prices and help artists earn a living during the Depression. The organization quickly turned to publishing Christmas cards, which remains the focus of its activities. More than 400 artists, like Harry Shokler, a pioneer in silkscreen printmaking, have supplied artwork for these holiday greetings.
- 1946
- Collections - Artifact
Christmas Card with Artwork by Harry Shokler, 1946
The American Artists Group was founded in 1934 to bring contemporary art into American homes at affordable prices and help artists earn a living during the Depression. The organization quickly turned to publishing Christmas cards, which remains the focus of its activities. More than 400 artists, like Harry Shokler, a pioneer in silkscreen printmaking, have supplied artwork for these holiday greetings.