Warrington Colescott christmas card to Ray Gloeckler

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Object Details

Creator

Colescott, Warrington, 1921-

Gloeckler, Raymond, 1928-

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

Christmas Card : 1 folded sheet : handwritten, ill. ; 21 x 10 cm.

Summary

Front of card features a hand-colored etching or drawing by Colescott of a Santa with long fingernails and a toothy smile holding his belly. A rat is nestled in his beard, laughing.
Signed beneath image in pencil, "Warrington and Frances, Xmas greets."

Citation

Warrington Colescott. Warrington Colescott christmas card to Ray Gloeckler, 2000 Dec.. Raymond Gloeckler papers, 1952-2008. 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

2000 Dec.

Record number

(DSI-AAA)12382

Type

Correspondence

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Raymond Gloeckler papers, 1952-2008

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Holidays

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_12382