Name/Title
Towel, Calendar: Four Seasons 510, 1966Description
A four-screen/five-color print on off-white linen featuring a paraphrasing of the King James Bible passage Ecclesiastes 3:1, “To everything there is a season, a time to be born— a time to plant, a time to harvest”. Scenes of work and play complete the composition. Empty days on the calendar are replaced with seasonal messages. For instance, January’s empty days say, “RESOLVED: SEED CATALOGS”, and December’s, “GLAD TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY”. This example retains its Country Prints Calendar Towel box; see images.
This calendar towel appears on a 1966 price list, and in brochures for the 1967 and 1968 calendar years, after which it was discontinued.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1965Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Top edge is a rod pocket to accept a dowel rod for hanging. remaining edges are hemmed.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“© wert COUNTRY PRINTS”, lower left corner; “by hand on linen”, lower right corner.Dimensions
Dimension Description
LinenHeight
30 inWidth
17 inDimension Description
DowelWidth
1/4 inLength
17-1/2 inDimension Description
Country Prints Calendar Towel boxWidth
3 inDepth
3/4 inLength
18 inMaterial
Bleached Linen, Textile Ink, Dowel Rod, Cotton ShoelaceColors
Color
Brick Red, Yellow, Dark Green, BlackColor Notes
A fifth color, brown, is produced by overprinting brick red and dark green.
