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James Mullen Christmas card collection, 1955- 2021

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Object Details

Creator

Mullen, James M., 1935-,

Place of publication, production, or execution

United States

Physical Description

0.4 Linear feet

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into one series. Series 1: James Mullen Christmas Card Collection, 1955-2021 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1)

Access Note / Rights

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Summary

The James Mullen Christmas card collection measures 0.4 linear feet and dates from 1955 to 2021. The collection includes 80 original Christmas cards and accompanying prints created by artists, consisting of etchings, drawings, silkscreen images, watercolors and collages. Nineteen of the cards were created by Mullen and sent to his colleagues. Also included are studies by Mullen and original accompanying zinc plate and linoleum blocks used to make his cards. Artists represented include Tamara Kernozek Blank, Marilyn Brownell, Alyce Burmeister, Nancy Callahan, Andrew Case, John DePol, Janice Dowine, Elaine Downing, Frank Gilroy, Ray Gloeckler, Yvonne Goodhill, James Hathaway, Jane Higgins, Jacques Hnizdovsky, David Holmes, William Hubschmidt, Roxanne Johnson, Glen Kaufman, Alan Larsen, Gerson Leiber, An-Khang-vu-Cong, Ernest Mahlke, Jeanne Marchese Minnie S. Martin, John Mazarak, Bill Mitchell, James Mullen, Megan Mullen, Bruce North, George O'Connell, Jean Paris, Robert Pum, Clare Romano Ross, John Ross, Thomas Seawell, Jill Sheedy, Timothy Sheesley, Bruce Shobaken, Alice Siegfried, Arnold Singer, Scott Sorrentino, Clair van Vliet, H. Donald White, Ron Wilcox, Hale Woodruff, George Zimmerman, Edwin Zoller and George Zoretich.

Citation

James Mullen Christmas card collection, 1955- 2021. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Biography Note

James Mullen (1935- ) is a professor of art and Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts, Emeritus, New York College, Oneonta, New York.

Language Note

English .

Provenance

Donated 2003, 2004 and 2021 by James Mullen.

Location Note

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

Record number

(DSI-AAA_CollID)11061
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)243968
AAA_collcode_mulljame

Type

Drawings

Theme

Lives of artists

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Greeting cards

Theme

Lives of artists

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_coll_243968

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