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Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0005-0011   CAS 2002-0005-0011; Card
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Card
Culture Inupiat
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska and New York
County Anchorage and New York
Other Geographic Data City: Anchorage and New York
Maker's Name George Aden Ahgupuk (1911-2001); American Artists Group
Date of Manufacture ca. 1937-1942
Collection Name N/A
Materials Paper
Description Christmas greeting card produced and marketed by American Artists Group in New York, imprinted on front with reproduction of pen and ink drawing of a polar bear on an iceberg looking out over smaller ice floes and areas of open water; Image is printed in black and white with a turquoise-colored border; Message inside reads "Merry Christmas AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR"; Reverse of card is imprinted "from the Drawing by GEORGE AHGUPUK, AMERICAN ARTISTS GROUP, N.Y., No. 10143, PRINTED IN U.S.A."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 15.1, Length = 11.9