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Christmas Card, Bear (copper printing plate)

Alternate Title(s)
  • Christmas Card, Lord of the Canyon (Printing Plate)
Artist/Maker Carl Rungius United States, born Germany, 1869 - 1959
Datec. 1925
MediumCopper Printing Plate for Photogravure, Mounted on Wood.
Dimensionso 3 1/8 x 4 1/8
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM1994.115
ClassificationsArtifact
InscribedOn short side of wood block: "348 I.P.E.U" with the letters being inside a diamond shape backed by a rectangle
DescriptionMetal plate with a grizzly bear in a forest, nailed to a wooden block. Used for Carl Rungius's Christmas cards.
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Exhibitions
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Carl Rungius
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1911
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1911
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