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Print, Christmas Card, 1956

This is a Print. It was created by Raymond Baxter Dowden. It is dated 1956 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is letter-press printing in red, green, tan and black ink on white paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Raymond Baxter Dowden. It is credited Gift of Raymond Baxter Dowden.

Its dimensions are

Print: 23.2 × 30.2 cm (9 1/8 × 11 7/8 in.) Sheet: 24.3 × 31.3 cm (9 9/16 × 12 5/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in print in black ink, lower left: Raymond Baxter Dowden '56

Cite this object as

Print, Christmas Card, 1956; Raymond Baxter Dowden (American, 1905–1982); USA; letter-press printing in red, green, tan and black ink on white paper; Print: 23.2 × 30.2 cm (9 1/8 × 11 7/8 in.) Sheet: 24.3 × 31.3 cm (9 9/16 × 12 5/16 in.); Gift of Raymond Baxter Dowden; 1957-19-1

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