Name/Title
Towel, Calendar: Audubon Naturalist Society 1967Description
A six-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting a birdhouse, birds, and a chipmunk amongst three blocks of calendar months for the year 1967. This calendar was designed for the Audubon Naturalist Society of Washington, D.C., now known as Audubon, or the Audubon Society.
Wert also designed a calendar for the Massachusetts branch of the Audubon Society; see separate entry.
This print bears the signature, “J. Baird”, a freelance artist hired by Country Prints to develop the artwork for this calendar towel.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
J. BairdRole
Freelance ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
1966Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Top edge is a rod pocket to accept a dowel for hanging; bottom and sides are hemmed.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Across lower edge:
“J. Baird”, and “HAND SCREEN PRINTED ON LINEN WITH HAND CUT STENCILS BY ROBERT DARR WERT & NEIGHBORS FOR AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY WASHINGTON DC”.Dimensions
Dimension Description
ApproximateHeight
30 inWidth
17 inMaterial
Bleached Linen, Textile InkColor
Brick Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, Gray, Black
