Collection Highlights
Invitation to Erie Canal Celebration
Date:
1825
Object Number:
PR.221.12
Medium:
Engraving
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Luce Center
Christmas Card Design
Object Number:
2000.830
Medium:
Watercolor and black ink on paper with blue crayon framing lines
Dimensions:
image window: 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. ( 13.3 x 19 cm )
Overall: 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. ( 31.8 x 24.8 cm )
Marks:
black ink: lower left: "copyright logo fabres"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in black ink: "© fabrès"
Description:
Design drawing: Christmas card design with Santa in his sleigh pulled by four reindeer driving on the snow past a large apartment building. A doorman with an umbrella welcomes him and a grey poodle wearing a red ribbon runs alongside.
Gallery Label:
Oscar Fabres (1894-1959) was a Chilean artist and illustrator who lived in New York.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Oscar Fabres through the estate of Francine Salmon
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
