The Boris and Betty Artzybasheff Christmas cards to Frederick Bennett Duncan include two handmade Christmas cards dating from 1935-1936. One additional card is undated. Each of the two dated cards contains a photograph of the Artzybasheff family.
Scope and Contents:
The Boris and Betty Artzybasheff Christmas cards to Frederick Bennett Duncan include two handmade Christmas cards dating from 1935-1936. One additional card is undated. Each of the two dated cards contains a photograph of the Artzybasheff family.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Boris Artzybasheff (1899-1965) was an illustrator in New York, New York. He and his wife Betty sent Christmas cards to colleagues and friends including advertising copy writer, Frederick Bennett Duncan (1895-1962).
Provenance:
Donated in 2022 by Sam Duncan, Frederick Bennett Duncan's grandson.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Rights:
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Occupation:
Illustrators -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
Citation:
Boris and Betty Atzybasheff Christmas Cards to Frederick Bennett Duncan, 1935-1936. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
