Name/Title
Bromfield Christmas Card, James ReynoldsDescription
James "Jimmy" Reynolds created this Christmas Card for Louis Bromfield's family. The design is from one of Reynolds' rejected wallpaper ideas.Context
James "Jimmy" Reynolds was a costume and set designer on Broadway. Of Irish descent, Reynolds was born in Warrenton, Virginia, in 1891. His work on Broadway extended from 1919 to 1943. After that, he began to travel, write, and paint.
Reynolds designed much of the wallpaper for Malabar's Big House, created a Christmas Card for the Bromfields from one of his rejected wallpaper ideas, designed the curtains in the Big House study, and painted the two-panel divider in the Bromfield's study. Reynolds also painted a watercolor still-life that hangs in Mrs. Bromfield's bedroom. James Reynolds died in Bellagio, Italy, on July 21, 1957.
- Research and text by Thomas Bachelder of the Malabar Farm FoundationLocation
Building
The Big HouseOhio State Park
Malabar Farm State Park
