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Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt Christmas card to Arthur Danto

Object Details

Place of publication, production, or execution
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Physical Description
1 Christmas card : ill. ; 09 x 05 cm.
Summary
Card features a photo of a doll, embellished it with red and gold pen, with a photograph of Lanigan-Schmidt's head collaged over the doll's head.
Pasted above the doll are two strips of text which read: Teardrop-eyed little child; an innocent rosy-cheeked face, with realistic eyelashes.
On the reverse is written: Christmas 1992, Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt.
Citation
Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt. Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt Christmas card to Arthur Danto, 1992. Arthur Coleman Danto papers, 1979-1998. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note
Current copyright status is undetermined
Location Note
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
Data Source
Archives of American Art
Creator
Lanigan-Schmidt, Thomas, 1948-
Danto, Arthur Coleman, 1924-
Lanigan-Schmidt, Thomas, 1948-
Date
1992
Type
Correspondence

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