Object Details
Creator
Spears, Ethel, 1902 or 03-1974
Place of publication, production, or execution
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Physical Description
Christmas Card : 1 folded sheet : ill. ; 18 x 40 cm.
Summary
Card features a color print, image divided into five panels, each featuring abstracted human figures.
In the center panel are two figures representing Mary and the angel, and beneath them is a caption reading "The annunciation."
The other four panels are captioned "Matthew", "Luke", "Mark" and "John" and each figure is represented with the traditional attributes ascribed to him in Christian symbolism (a man, Matthew; a calf, Luke; a lion, Mark; and an eagle, John).
Card is not signed.
In the center panel are two figures representing Mary and the angel, and beneath them is a caption reading "The annunciation."
The other four panels are captioned "Matthew", "Luke", "Mark" and "John" and each figure is represented with the traditional attributes ascribed to him in Christian symbolism (a man, Matthew; a calf, Luke; a lion, Mark; and an eagle, John).
Card is not signed.
Citation
Holiday card from Bill Brincka to Ethel Spears and Kathleen Blackshear, 19--. Kathleen Blackshear and Ethel Spears papers, 1920-1991. 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
19--
Record number
(DSI-AAA)11323
Type
Correspondence
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Kathleen Blackshear and Ethel Spears papers, 1920-1991
Data Source
Archives of American Art
Topic
Christian art and symbolism
Holidays
Record ID
AAADCD_item_11323