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Greetings Card

1995 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pop Artist Peter Blake (born 1932) is famous for his use of appropriated imagery. In this greeting commissioned and issued by Momart during the 1995 Chirstmas season, Blake uses an assortment of Victorian and early-twentieth century ephemera as source material. He reassembles the pictures to create an image that references practially the whole range of visual material used on Christmas cards.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour photo-offset lithography on paper card
Brief description
Christmas card by Peter Blake for Momart, 1995.
Physical description
Assemblage of images taken from traditional Victorian Christmas cards including a selection of toys, a crepe paper ornamental bells, a decorated pine tree, Father Christmas bearing a satchel of gifts, a dog, and a gathering of children. These are clustered together in the style of photomontage. Unlike the stylised images, the background is a sparse backdrop of red and grey.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.5cm
  • Width: 17.5cm
Production typeLimited edition
Marks and inscriptions
  • 1995 Christmas card for MOMART PLC by Peter Blake CBE, RA, RDI, ARCA (printed across the lower margin on the left side of the opened card)
  • Seasons Greetigns 1995/ from all at/ MOMART PLC/ Peter Blake (printed in the centre of the card, artist's name signed in ink)
Credit line
Given by Momart
Production
Reason For Production: Commission
Subjects depicted
Summary
Pop Artist Peter Blake (born 1932) is famous for his use of appropriated imagery. In this greeting commissioned and issued by Momart during the 1995 Chirstmas season, Blake uses an assortment of Victorian and early-twentieth century ephemera as source material. He reassembles the pictures to create an image that references practially the whole range of visual material used on Christmas cards.
Collection
Accession number
E.908-2000

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Record createdFebruary 15, 2001
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