Name/Title
Gift Greeting 330: #2 Heavenly HostsDescription
A five-screen/six-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting seven angels singing and playing trumpets. The text is a portion of Luke 2:13 from the King James Bible, “And suddenly a multitude of the heavenly host”.
This is a good example of the playfulness Wert gave to many of his compositions. The angels are active, flying to and fro between the type, while singing and playing horns, both announcing and celebrating the birth of Jesus. There is also play in the type treatment, with all of the letters hand drawn and arranged asymmetrically.
This is a Gift Greeting, Country Prints’ line of unmounted prints available in folded cardstock note folders with envelopes for mailing or gift giving. This design was amongst the first eight Gift Greetings produced by Country Prints as described in a c.1955 price list, “330 Gift Greetings — for our first venture into the exciting greeting card field we have 8 of our very own colorful greetings in linen…”Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1955Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Date taken from a description in The Berkshire Eagle. “...another [card] depicts a flight of angels.” See Archive, Editorial: 1955.10.21Inscription/Signature/Marks
“wert” in lowercase black script, lower right corner.Dimensions
Dimension Description
PrintHeight
8-1/2 inWidth
6-1/4 inDimension Notes
Final dimensions after re-trimming and restoration of fringe. Original dimensions approx. 9”x7”.Colors
Color
Blue-Gray, Green, Red-Orange, Yellow, Beige, BlackColor Notes
Green is produced by overprinting blue-gray and yellow.
