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Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1943

GUSN

GUSN-248432

Description

Birthday card to Walter Gropius: Berlin work picture matted in a blue paper greeting card. Image depicts a blue bird in a tree with a mountain behind, blue sky with a flying bird, and other trees and flowers. Colors include blue, green, tan, and red, with a dark green and pink border. A small piece of paper bearing the signature of Helen Osburn Storrow is affixed to the bottom right of the mat, below the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

needlework (visual works)
Berlin woolwork
paper (fiber product)
Needlework
Embroidery
Embroidery

Inscription

Helen Osborn Storrow (Signature of artist)

Maker

Storrow, Helen Osborne, 1864-1944 (Artist)

Dimensions

5 1/2 x 6 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Ise Gropius

Accession Number

1984.58.16

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