Don Quixote and Sancho Planza as Uncle Sam and Santa Claus
Files
Creator Role
artist
Description
Folded blank greeting card. Features a sketch of Uncle Sam on horseback. Santa Claus is pictured following behind riding a donkey. A bald eagle is also pictured at the top of the image. Behind Santa is an image of the Eye of Providence. Copyrighted to Saul Steinberg 1959. It is accompanied by a blank envelope.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1959
Measurement
4 1/2 inches X 5 3/4 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
ink on paper; crayons (drawing material); mass production
Inscription
recto, bottom right :"Steinberg 1959" verso, bottom center:"Saul Steinberg (American, 1914- )/ Don Quixote..."
Subjects
Christmas; Don Quixote (Fictitious character) in bookplates
Work Type
christmas card
Class
Ephemera
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Related Source
See Collection Documentation Box 1, Folder 8000-8999. Also has original catalog card. See object #8121.2
ID
8121.1
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries.
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.