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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.
- 1945
- Collections - Artifact
"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.