Gift Greeting, Christmas: Christmas Songs, We Three Kings (TK)

Object/Artifact

Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Gift Greeting: We Three Kings (TK), c.1960-65.

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Name/Title

Gift Greeting, Christmas: Christmas Songs, We Three Kings (TK)

Description

A five-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting the three kings of the Christmas story and the first line of the Christmas Carol, “We Three Kings” in large, colorful, hand-drawn type, “We Three Kings of orient are”. The three kings stand and kneel, interacting with and supporting the type. The “K” in “Kings” appears to be fashioned from pieces of turned wood. This is a Gift Greeting, Country Prints’ line of small prints available in cardstock note folders, with an envelope for mailing or gift giving; see “Branding” for folio examples.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1960 - circa 1965

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“wert by hand” in black, lower left corner.

Dimensions

Height

9 in

Width

7 in

Material

Bleached Linen, Textile Ink

Color

Red-Orange, Teal, Light Brown, Yellow, Black