Drawing

Title:

Greetings for Christmas

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

1994.008.12

Creator:

Sturm, Marjorie Prescott Rowell (1892-1960)

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1936-1940

Description:

Drawing, Greetings for Christmas, by Marjorie Prescott Rowell Sturm (1892-1960), 1925-1940. Pen and ink on paper. House on hill with tree and sign, "STRUM / 50 Church St", upper center. From upper center to lower center, curving foot prints with curving text: "WE HAVE WALKED 9646 MILES. (NO FOOLING!) - TO WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!" Male and female stick figures walking lower center with the names, "Julius" and "Marjorie" underneath. Pencil notes in lower margin with arrows: "3 1/2". Pencil inscription on reverse, lower center: "Greetings for Christmas". Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-12.375 W-9.25 inches

Provenance:

Minot Hill is treasurer of the Pierce Brigade. The Pierce Brigade offered the Marjorie Sturm collection for sale to NHHS, September, 1993.
Marjorie Prescott Rowell Sturm ( 1892-1960), lifelong resident of Concord, NH, was a painter and commercial illustrator. Accomplishments include greeting card designs for Hallmark, numerous maps and brochures, a painting of John Farmer (1945.8), magazine covers, as well as book illustration (Needle in Hand, Martha Stearns, 1950).

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Sturm, Julius, Sturm, Marjorie Prescott Rowell (1892-1960)

Subjects:

Personal Card