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Ivy League
1953
Medium/Technique
Color screenprint on wove, mounted to folder with letterpress
Dimensions
Sheet (irregular): 15.3 × 23 cm (6 × 9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Lane Collection
Accession Number2023.152
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThis impression of Davis's Ivy League served as the illustration for the front cover of the 1953 holiday card for Edith G. Halpert's gallery in New York.
InscriptionsUpper right, stenciled: Stuart Davis
Within card, left-hand side, in letterpress: Ivy League by Stuart Davis Silk screen by Tiber Press
Within card, right-hand side, in letterpress: Holiday Greetings, 1953 / from Edith G. Halpert and staff
Within card, left-hand side, in letterpress: Ivy League by Stuart Davis Silk screen by Tiber Press
Within card, right-hand side, in letterpress: Holiday Greetings, 1953 / from Edith G. Halpert and staff
ProvenanceBy 1995, William H. Lane (b. 1914 - d. 1995) and Saundra B. Lane, Lunenburg, MA; 2023, gift of Saundra B. Lane to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 12, 2023)