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- "Deep Winter," 1946 - Dale Nichols (1904-1995) is best known for his paintings depicting the rural landscapes he remembered while growing up in a small town in Nebraska. Nichols moved away at an early age but repeatedly returned to the farm life of his youth in his paintings and illustrations. This Christmas card produced by the American Artist Group exemplifies his work.
- 1946
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"Deep Winter," 1946
Dale Nichols (1904-1995) is best known for his paintings depicting the rural landscapes he remembered while growing up in a small town in Nebraska. Nichols moved away at an early age but repeatedly returned to the farm life of his youth in his paintings and illustrations. This Christmas card produced by the American Artist Group exemplifies his work.
- Christmas Card, Snowy Street Scene, 1950-1960 - Raymond J. Holden (1901-1993) was born in Massachusetts and studied at the Rhode Island School of Design. In 1937, he moved to Sterling, Connecticut, where he resided most of his life. Holden, an artist and illustrator, painted watercolors for Hallmark Cards and illustrated several books. Holden also created Christmas card designs for the American Artist Group of New York for 40 years.
- 1950-1960
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Christmas Card, Snowy Street Scene, 1950-1960
Raymond J. Holden (1901-1993) was born in Massachusetts and studied at the Rhode Island School of Design. In 1937, he moved to Sterling, Connecticut, where he resided most of his life. Holden, an artist and illustrator, painted watercolors for Hallmark Cards and illustrated several books. Holden also created Christmas card designs for the American Artist Group of New York for 40 years.
- Christmas Card, "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year," 1946 - Mailing colorful, commercially designed greeting cards had become an American tradition by the 1920s and 1930s. Friends and neighbors commonly exchanged cards that wished one another a merry Christmas or happy New Year during the winter holidays. Publishers sometimes decorated these cards with nostalgic images of mills, churches, or covered bridges steeped in snow.
- 1946
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Christmas Card, "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year," 1946
Mailing colorful, commercially designed greeting cards had become an American tradition by the 1920s and 1930s. Friends and neighbors commonly exchanged cards that wished one another a merry Christmas or happy New Year during the winter holidays. Publishers sometimes decorated these cards with nostalgic images of mills, churches, or covered bridges steeped in snow.
- "Season's Greetings and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year," 1945 - Artist and illustrator Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) began taking classes at William Merritt Chase's art school in the early 1900s. He took up wood engraving around 1920 and developed a modern graphic style that was instantly recognizable and widely emulated. In the mid-1930s, Kent was a member of the American Artist Group and, with others, encouraged the organization to introduce artist-designed Christmas cards.
- 1945
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"Season's Greetings and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year," 1945
Artist and illustrator Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) began taking classes at William Merritt Chase's art school in the early 1900s. He took up wood engraving around 1920 and developed a modern graphic style that was instantly recognizable and widely emulated. In the mid-1930s, Kent was a member of the American Artist Group and, with others, encouraged the organization to introduce artist-designed Christmas cards.
- "An Old Fashioned Christmas and a Happy Prosperous New Year," 1951 - George Twok Aden Ahgupuk (1911-2001), an Inupiat artist from Shishmaref, Alaska, began his artistic career during a several-month hospital stay in 1934. Ahgupuk's artwork of Native Alaskan life became widely known years later through a developing friendship with fellow artist and illustrator Rockwell Kent. Kent also encouraged him to illustrate Christmas cards. Ahgupuk did and explored other commercial ventures that documented native life.
- 1951
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"An Old Fashioned Christmas and a Happy Prosperous New Year," 1951
George Twok Aden Ahgupuk (1911-2001), an Inupiat artist from Shishmaref, Alaska, began his artistic career during a several-month hospital stay in 1934. Ahgupuk's artwork of Native Alaskan life became widely known years later through a developing friendship with fellow artist and illustrator Rockwell Kent. Kent also encouraged him to illustrate Christmas cards. Ahgupuk did and explored other commercial ventures that documented native life.