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Greetings Card

Artist/Maker
Great Arrow Graphics (publisher)
Scott, Susan (designer)
Place of origin
United States of America (published)

This Hanukkah card was designed by Susan Scott and published by Great Arrow Graphics, an American company specialising in greetings cards screen printed by hand. The traditional iconography of the Jewish holiday - menorah, dreidels, stars of David - has been given a modern fine art printmaking look aimed at style-conscious consumers.

Object details

Categories
Judaism
Greeting Cards
Object type
Greetings card
Materials and techniques
Screen print on card
Brief description
Hanukkah card designed by Susan Scott and published by Great Arrow Graphics.
Physical description
Rectangular (landscape format) folded (along top edge) white card with design on the front printed in six colours: a gold menorah (with nine lighted candles- white and yellow) against a dark green background surrounded by a wide border with a repeat pattern of Stars of David in blue and gold, and then narrower borders in purple and yellow with purple and gold dreidels at the four corners of the design, each showing a different face. Greeting printed inside and product details on the back.
Dimensions
  • Folded height: 11.6cm
  • Open height: 23.3cm
  • Width: 15.8cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • Chanukah Greetings (Inside printed in dull gold)
  • greatarrow (logo) / silkscreen printed by hand / R5319 | © Susan Scott | made in USA (On the back, printed in blue and black)
Subjects depicted
Menorah
Dreidel
Star of David
Summary
This Hanukkah card was designed by Susan Scott and published by Great Arrow Graphics, an American company specialising in greetings cards screen printed by hand. The traditional iconography of the Jewish holiday - menorah, dreidels, stars of David - has been given a modern fine art printmaking look aimed at style-conscious consumers.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.282-2009

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Record createdSeptember 7, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1172064/greetings-card-scott-susan/
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