[Peace on earth, good will toward men, Luke II:14, Christmas A.D. 1954] / Fritz Eichenberg. – Antique Wall Art
![[Peace on earth, good will toward men, Luke II:14, Christmas A.D. 1954] / Fritz Eichenberg., 1954 — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f9/f995c96f31cc-L.webp)
(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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Few images capture their era like this antique engraving of [Peace on earth, good will toward men, Luke II:14, Christmas A.D. 1954] / Fritz Eichenberg.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Peace on earth, good will toward men, Luke II:14, Christmas A.D. 1954] / Fritz Eichenberg.
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Rather than a manger or a snowy village, this wood engraving pairs the angelic greeting from Luke 2:14 with the subjects of war and peace, which gives the familiar words a sharper edge. Fritz Eichenberg, a German-born artist who settled in the United States in 1933, became known for finely cut black-and-white engravings that often carried pacifist and social concerns. Issued as a Christmas card in 1954, only a year after the Korean War armistice, it reflects how the postwar years kept the hope for peace at the center of the season. The card is signed on the block and inside, so the artist's hand appears in both the printed image and its greeting.
| Created / published | 1954 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Genre | Christmas cards 1950-1960.Wood engravings 1950-1960. |
| Notes | Signed on the block and inside card. |
| Subjects | Angels--1950-1960. Peace--1950-1960. War--1950-1960. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,315 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-180046 |
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