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- Miniature Glass Figure, Angel with Birds, 1955-1985 - For visitors to the resort towns around Pentwater, Michigan, a trip to Henry Carter Johnson's "Glass Menagerie" was a cherished vacation ritual. For over forty years, beginning in 1952, Johnson heated colored glass rods and fashioned them into multicolored figures. His whimsical creatures captured the imaginations of children and adults who purchased them, providing a tangible reminder of an enjoyable Michigan summer.
- 1955-1985
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Miniature Glass Figure, Angel with Birds, 1955-1985
For visitors to the resort towns around Pentwater, Michigan, a trip to Henry Carter Johnson's "Glass Menagerie" was a cherished vacation ritual. For over forty years, beginning in 1952, Johnson heated colored glass rods and fashioned them into multicolored figures. His whimsical creatures captured the imaginations of children and adults who purchased them, providing a tangible reminder of an enjoyable Michigan summer.
- U.S. Postage Stamps Issued for Christmas 1965 -
- December 01, 1965
- Collections - Artifact
U.S. Postage Stamps Issued for Christmas 1965
- "Just for You," 1949 - Marjorie Cooper (1910-1999) studied advertising at the Massachusetts Art School and sculpture at the Copley Society. Cooper designed cards for Rust Craft Greeting Card Company from 1934 to 1958, then later contracted with Gibson Greeting Cards. She also illustrated children's books under the pen name Elizabeth Webbe. Her Christmas cards usually featured quaint cherubs, small animals, Santa Clauses, or religious scenes.
- 1949
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"Just for You," 1949
Marjorie Cooper (1910-1999) studied advertising at the Massachusetts Art School and sculpture at the Copley Society. Cooper designed cards for Rust Craft Greeting Card Company from 1934 to 1958, then later contracted with Gibson Greeting Cards. She also illustrated children's books under the pen name Elizabeth Webbe. Her Christmas cards usually featured quaint cherubs, small animals, Santa Clauses, or religious scenes.
- 3-Dimensional Christmas Card, "Merry Christmas," circa 1952 - Karl Koehler designed three-dimensional Christmas cards in the late 1940s and 1950s. He folded, scored, and snipped paper printed with his artwork, then assembled the cards in his studio. Koehler's creations folded flat for mailing, but when opened they brought unexpected joy with their pop-out shapes. Holiday shoppers found his line of "Mantelpiece" cards at high-end department stores throughout the country.
- circa 1952
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3-Dimensional Christmas Card, "Merry Christmas," circa 1952
Karl Koehler designed three-dimensional Christmas cards in the late 1940s and 1950s. He folded, scored, and snipped paper printed with his artwork, then assembled the cards in his studio. Koehler's creations folded flat for mailing, but when opened they brought unexpected joy with their pop-out shapes. Holiday shoppers found his line of "Mantelpiece" cards at high-end department stores throughout the country.
- "Bucolic Composition" by Lucio Bubacco, 2000 - Lucio Bubacco grew up in the centuries-old glass culture of the island of Murano, Italy. Bubacco uses a technique known as lampworking, where a gas-powered torch is used to melt the glass which is then blown and shaped. He creates detailed sculptures often inspired by Greek mythology. In <em>Bucolic Composition</em>, a dark glass goblet is surrounded by nudes reveling in music and wine.
- 2000
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"Bucolic Composition" by Lucio Bubacco, 2000
Lucio Bubacco grew up in the centuries-old glass culture of the island of Murano, Italy. Bubacco uses a technique known as lampworking, where a gas-powered torch is used to melt the glass which is then blown and shaped. He creates detailed sculptures often inspired by Greek mythology. In Bucolic Composition, a dark glass goblet is surrounded by nudes reveling in music and wine.
- Angel, 1956 - The artist Eyvind Earle (1916-2000) is best known for his work on the 1959 Walt Disney Studios animated film <em>Sleeping Beauty</em>, but he also designed Christmas cards. Earle began producing cards in his early twenties, selling them through his own company. Later, Earle joined the American Artists Group and continued designing Christmas cards. He would produce more than 800 designs throughout his career.
- 1956
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Angel, 1956
The artist Eyvind Earle (1916-2000) is best known for his work on the 1959 Walt Disney Studios animated film Sleeping Beauty, but he also designed Christmas cards. Earle began producing cards in his early twenties, selling them through his own company. Later, Earle joined the American Artists Group and continued designing Christmas cards. He would produce more than 800 designs throughout his career.
- "Hark! The Carol Heavenward Floats...," 1882 - Beginning in the mid-1870s, Louis Prang, a German immigrant printer based in Boston, Massachusetts, created colorful chromolithographed Christmas cards. Prang later initiated a Christmas card design contest for American artists, where he would reproduce and sell the winning entries to eager consumers. Four contests were held from 1880 to 1884. This card shows one of the winning designs for 1882.
- 1882
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"Hark! The Carol Heavenward Floats...," 1882
Beginning in the mid-1870s, Louis Prang, a German immigrant printer based in Boston, Massachusetts, created colorful chromolithographed Christmas cards. Prang later initiated a Christmas card design contest for American artists, where he would reproduce and sell the winning entries to eager consumers. Four contests were held from 1880 to 1884. This card shows one of the winning designs for 1882.
- Hallmark "Sister" Christmas Ornament, 1991 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1991
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Hallmark "Sister" Christmas Ornament, 1991
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Paperweight by Joe Zimmerman, 1968 -
- 1968
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Paperweight by Joe Zimmerman, 1968
- Angel from the "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep" Wall Decoration Set, 1948-1968 - The Dolly Toy Company, established in 1923, is best known for making inexpensive toys and seasonal novelties from laminated boxboard. After World War II, the company patented an idea for wall pin-ups for children's rooms. It was a success. The pin-ups featured religious themes and characters based on children's fairy tales and stories, including some licensed Disney characters.
- 1948-1968
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Angel from the "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep" Wall Decoration Set, 1948-1968
The Dolly Toy Company, established in 1923, is best known for making inexpensive toys and seasonal novelties from laminated boxboard. After World War II, the company patented an idea for wall pin-ups for children's rooms. It was a success. The pin-ups featured religious themes and characters based on children's fairy tales and stories, including some licensed Disney characters.