Unistrut Corporate Christmas Card with Illustrations by Norman Rockwell, 1956

Summary

Brown and Bigelow, a St. Paul, Minnesota, printing company, licensed Norman Rockwell illustrations. The company reproduced his works on calendars and other promotional products -- including this corporate Christmas card for the Unistrut Detroit Service Company. This card contains several seasonal images that were previously used in the 1956 Brown and Bigelow calendar.

Brown and Bigelow, a St. Paul, Minnesota, printing company, licensed Norman Rockwell illustrations. The company reproduced his works on calendars and other promotional products -- including this corporate Christmas card for the Unistrut Detroit Service Company. This card contains several seasonal images that were previously used in the 1956 Brown and Bigelow calendar.

Artifact

Christmas card

Date Made

1956

Creators

Brown & Bigelow 

Rockwell, Norman, 1894-1978 

Unistrut. Detroit Service Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Minnesota, Saint Paul 

Creator Notes

Original art by Norman Rockwell. Commissioned by Unistrut. Card made by Brown & Bigelow.

Collection Title

Greeting Card Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

89.0.540.521

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in

Width: 6 in

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