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1961

  • Work on this object began.

1962

  • Work on this object ended.

1998

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Greeting Card, 1962 New Years Greeting Card

This is a Greeting card. It was designed by Lester Beall. We acquired it in 1998. Its medium is printing on heavy white glossy card stock. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Lester Beall, Jr. and Lisa Zapantis.

Its dimensions are

Closed: 8.9 x 21.6 cm. (3 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches) Open: 8.9 x 43.2 cm. (3 1/2 x 17 inches)

It is inscribed

Printed inside: "OUR HEARTFELT WISHES FOR PEACE AND HAPPINESS IN 1962 AND THE YEAR TO COME. / Dorothy and Lester Beall and all those at Dumbarton Farm"

Cite this object as

Greeting Card, 1962 New Years Greeting Card; Designed by Lester Beall (American, 1903–1969); printing on heavy white glossy card stock; Closed: 8.9 x 21.6 cm. (3 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches) Open: 8.9 x 43.2 cm. (3 1/2 x 17 inches); Gift of Lester Beall, Jr. and Lisa Zapantis; 1998-33-3

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