[The Byrd's Christmas carol] – Historic Print
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic drawing of [The Byrd's Christmas carol] brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[The Byrd's Christmas carol]
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Richard E. Byrd, the American naval officer and polar explorer, painted this gouache Christmas card, and its distinctive feature is the message: if Santa Claus ever visits the South Pole, Byrd will name a glacier or mountain range after him, as he has already done for several other Santa Clauses. The card is dated December 1934, when Byrd was in Antarctica leading his second expedition, which ran from 1933 to 1935. Naming features after sponsors and friends was a real habit of his, so the joke rests on familiar ground. The painted sheet mixes holiday cheer with the serious business of exploring the ice.
| Medium | 1 drawing : gouache on white watercolor stock ; 35.3 x 28.9 cm. (sheet) |
|---|---|
| Genre | to his friends. He asks them to tell Santa that if he visits him at the South Pole, I'll be glad to name a glacier or a mountain range after him (as I did for several Santa Clauses |
| Notes | 1934 Dec. [publication date] |
| Subjects | Byrd, Richard Evelyn,--1888-1957--Journeys--Antarctica. Christmas--1930-1940. Explorers--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,265 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-137743 |
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