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Archive
Category Archives: GreetingCards
The Art of UNICEF Never Gives Up
[Above: Nicolas Fimbari – The Procession – Italy] The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) provides emergency food and healthcare to children and women in countries that have been devastated by war or other significant emergencies. UNICEF was created by … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Cards, GreetingCards, Illustrations
Tagged #Christmas, Greeting cards, Unicef, worldwide charities
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The Heart and Soul of Ghostpatrol
[Above:] Some examples found around Brunswick, Fitzroy, Collingwood and Melbourne CBD areas over a period of time from 2007-2017. Street artist, cartoonist, muralist and general creative artist, David Booth aka Ghostpatrol has travelled the world painting and pasting his art … Continue reading
The dying art of giving and receiving cards
Christmas cards have been a popular form of seasonal greetings of comparatively recent origin. W.C.T Dobson, RA, is usually regarded as having sent the first Christmas card in 1844. Sir Henry Cole and J.C. Horsley produced the first commercial Christmas … Continue reading
Wonders of the Bush
Papa Ibra Tall – was born in 1935 in Tivavouane (Senegal). In 1955, he attended the Special School of Architecture and Fine Arts in Paris. He illustrated book covers for “Presence Africaine” for its editor, Alioune Diop, and it was … Continue reading
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Tagged Alioune Diop, Papa Ibra Tall, Presence Africaine, Sèvres, Unicef, World Festival of Negro Arts
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…’twas the night before Christmas and all through the house…
not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. So, I just wanted to wish you all the best for Christmas and show you some Collector’s Christmas cards from the past. These are examples from Sands, Fifth Avenue and charity … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, GreetingCards, Uncategorized
Tagged #ChristmasCards, 70s Cards, charity cards, Fifth Avenue, Sands
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