John Lennon and Yoko Ono Christmas card to Joseph Cornell

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Object Details

Creator

Lennon, John, 1940-1980

Cornell, Joseph

Subject

Ono, Yoko

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

1 Christmas card : signed ; 13 x 09 cm.

Summary

Date based on postmark.
Front of card features a half-tone print of the Statue of Liberty, with her torch-holding hand replace with a black-gloved fist. Beneath the image is the text: Happy Xmas (war is over), love, John & Yoko.
Back of card features a red stamp of a doodle of John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

Citation

John Lennon. John Lennon and Yoko Ono Christmas card to Joseph Cornell, 1971 Dec. 23. Joseph Cornell papers, 1804-1986. 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

1971 Dec. 23

Record number

(DSI-AAA)11783

Type

Correspondence

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Joseph Cornell papers, 1804-1986, bulk 1939-1972

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Holidays

Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_11783