Original Artwork: 1947 Christmas Greeting, Dona Nobis Pacem

Object/Artifact

Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Closeup of preliminary sketch for the 1947 Christmas greeting.

Collection of Sara Leeper. Images of sketch: Michael J. Dawson.

Name/Title

Original Artwork: 1947 Christmas Greeting, Dona Nobis Pacem

Description

A preliminary pencil sketch on trace paper of the design for Bob and Peg Wert’s 1947 Christmas greeting, the first silkscreen printed greeting produced by Country Prints in its inaugural home in Northfield, Massachusetts. The finished print varies greatly from the pencil sketch, but a comparison illustrates how the design changed, both in format and in composition while retaining major design elements. Sara Leeper notes the threaded candle stand in the sketch and the finished print was actually designed and made in wood by Bob Wert, with ceramic bobeches at the base of each candle. The bobeches were also made by Bob.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Date made

1947

Place

* Untyped Place

Northfield MA

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Unsigned

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Approximate

Height

4 in

Width

5 in

Material

Trace Paper, Pencil