Original Artwork for Three (3) Greeting Cards by Artist Florence Tarbell
- West Springfield, Massachusetts , 1950
West Springfield, Massachusetts, 1950. Very good. Some light toning, spotting, sunning or offsetting. Red pencil offsetting to floral card.. Three (3) examples of original artwork for greeting cards designed by the artist Florence Tarbell (b.1938). Each example has been hand-illustrated on card with original pen and watercolor, with a hand-lettered greeting card message either underneath the image or on an accompanying scrap of paper. They include:
Tarbell, Florence. [Birthday Peacock Greeting]. West Springfield, 1950s. Pen, watercolor, gouache on card measuring approx. 5.25" by 7.5", with message in pen on scrap of paper measuring approx. 3" by 5". Image shows blue peacock under stylized tree blowing in the breeze. Message reads: "It isn't so. It can't be true Another birthday's come to you. For as you go upon your way You're growing younger every day."
Tarbell, Florence. [Floral Friendship Greeting]. West Springfield, 1950s. Pen and watercolor on card measuring approx. 7.75" by 5.5", with message in pen on scrap of paper measuring approx. 3" by 5". Image shows a woman in a green dress harvesting bright red hollyhocks. Message reads: "Dear Friend, Upon this happy day I hope that everything's O.K. And you are out a-picking posies, Hollyhocks or maybe roses. And may each petal on each flower Mean joy for you, hour after hour."
Tarbell, Florence. [World Map Valentine Card]. West Springfield, 1950s. Pen, watercolor, colored pencil on card measuring 6" by 5.25". Penned message below world map reads: "If you search the whole world over, From shore to shining shore, You'll find a lot of people, But not one that loves you more.
Tarbell, Florence. [Birthday Peacock Greeting]. West Springfield, 1950s. Pen, watercolor, gouache on card measuring approx. 5.25" by 7.5", with message in pen on scrap of paper measuring approx. 3" by 5". Image shows blue peacock under stylized tree blowing in the breeze. Message reads: "It isn't so. It can't be true Another birthday's come to you. For as you go upon your way You're growing younger every day."
Tarbell, Florence. [Floral Friendship Greeting]. West Springfield, 1950s. Pen and watercolor on card measuring approx. 7.75" by 5.5", with message in pen on scrap of paper measuring approx. 3" by 5". Image shows a woman in a green dress harvesting bright red hollyhocks. Message reads: "Dear Friend, Upon this happy day I hope that everything's O.K. And you are out a-picking posies, Hollyhocks or maybe roses. And may each petal on each flower Mean joy for you, hour after hour."
Tarbell, Florence. [World Map Valentine Card]. West Springfield, 1950s. Pen, watercolor, colored pencil on card measuring 6" by 5.25". Penned message below world map reads: "If you search the whole world over, From shore to shining shore, You'll find a lot of people, But not one that loves you more.