Blaine Christmas card to Helen L. Kohen

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Object Details

Creator

Kohen, Helen L.

Place of publication, production, or execution

Other

Physical Description

1 Christmas card : ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.

Summary

Card features offset lithographic print of an alligator dressed as Santa Claus, standing on its hind legs, holding a sack full of fish. Around the Santa alligator are another smaller alligator, two egrets, and a baby riding a pelican, against a background of marshland.
Signed "Blaine '88" and annotated "for Helen L. Kohen."

Citation

Blaine Christmas card to Helen L. Kohen, 1988. Helen L. Kohen papers, 1978-1996. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note

Current copyright status is undetermined

Location Note

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Date

1988

Record number

(DSI-AAA)12776

Type

Correspondence

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Helen L. Kohen papers, 1978-1996

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Animals

Animals in art

Holidays

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_12776