Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Still, William Grant, American, 1895 - 1978
Date
1937
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 5 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (14 × 8.9 cm)
H x W (Image): 5 1/16 × 3 1/16 in. (12.9 × 7.8 cm)
Description
A holiday card sent from William Grant Still to Mr. Frank H. Bolner[?].
An off white piece of paper mounted on similar color card stock, with a purple square piece of paper mounted on the right side. The purple square has a geometric border design in black and features a staff with musical notes above [LENOX AVENUE AND I / WISH YOU / A HAPPY NEW YEAR] printed in black. Beneath the purple square is a printed illustration of gradient golden brown holly leaves and berries along with two perpendicular ribbon stripes printed in gold. In the bottom right corner, handwritten in black ink is [To Mr. Frank H. Bolner, / with sincere wishes / William Grant Still / Dec 28, 1937 / Los Angeles, Cal.]. The back of the card is blank.
Place depicted
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Movement
Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
Type
greeting cards
Topic
Composers (Musicians)
Holidays and festivals
Music
Opera (Music)
Orchestral (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.97.38.3
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50337c75a-1c4b-4657-99f0-14993f91a6b9

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