Ralph Fabri Christmas card with Santa Claus as "The thinker"

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Object Details

Creator

Fabri, Ralph, 1894-1975

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

Christmas Card : 1 folded sheet : ill. ; 22 x 16 cm.

Summary

Print shows Santa Claus seated on an asteroid, hunched over with his head resting on one hand, as the earth is burning.
Signed beneath image and annotated: Christmas, 1939, Ralph Fabri, with apologies to Rodin.

Citation

Ralph Fabri. Ralph Fabri Christmas card with Santa Claus as "The thinker", 1939. Dale Pontius papers relating to Ralph Fabri, 1935-1974. 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

1939

Record number

(DSI-AAA)13210

Type

Correspondence

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Dale Pontius papers relating to Ralph Fabri, 1935-1974

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Holidays

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_13210