Towel, Wallhanging, Christmas: Christmas Night 215, 1960’s Reissue

Object/Artifact

Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Towel/wallhanging: Christmas Night 215, 1960’s reissue.

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Name/Title

Towel, Wallhanging, Christmas: Christmas Night 215, 1960’s Reissue

Description

This is a 1960’s reissue of a print first introduced c.1952. Changes made to this later version: yellow is removed from the halos and some detail is removed or refined in clothing; the “wert” signature becomes standardized, Helvetica is introduced as a tag line font, and the © symbol appears before “COUNTRY PRINTS”. The reissue also adds a rod pocket at the top edge to accept a dowel rod for hanging. This was likely reissued after Wert’s death in January 1966. See images for c.1952 version.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1966 - circa 1970

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

“© COUNTRY PRINTS”, lower left corner; “wert - by hand - ALL LINEN”, lower right corner. Note use of Helvetica type.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Approximate

Height

30 in

Width

17 in

Material

Unbleached Linen, Textile Ink

Colors

Color

Red, Black, Brown, Yellow Ochre, Blue

Color Notes

Note: yellow has been removed from this version.