Gift Greeting, Christmas: Christ the King (TK)

Object/Artifact

Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Christ the King (TK) Gift Greeting.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Image: PKM

Name/Title

Gift Greeting, Christmas: Christ the King (TK)

Description

A five-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting the baby Jesus in a manger surrounded by angels above and shepherds below. At top and bottom of the composition is a line form the Christmas hymn, “What Child is This”, by W. Chatterton Dix; see web link. This print is a Gift Greeting, Country Prints’ line of unmounted prints offered in folded cardstock note folders with envelopes for mailing or gift giving. This example is a sales sample used by Country Prints. This print appears in a Country Prints promotional photo, c.1959; see images.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1960

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Possibly unsigned.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Approximate

Height

9 in

Width

7 in

Material

Bleached Linen, Textile Ink

Colors

Color

chartreuse, Red, Black, Blue, Light Blue

Color Notes

Colors refer to textile inks.

Web Links and URLs

Hymn, “What Child is This”