[Woven Christmas card]

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Holiday card woven by Rudi Fuchs depicting a Christmas tree with orange and yellow lights or ornaments against a dark background. Handwritten text inside the card says, "A Very Merry Christmas and a wonderful 1969 to you both. I keep real busy - but really enjoyed my trip to Lima, Cuzco, Machu Picchu in Peru; Quito, Ecuador, Bogotá, Colombia; & Panama this summer. Machu Picchu is fabulous. _Do_ make 1969 the year that you visit in Denton. Let me know when you can. Phone 387-1608. All best, Rudi."

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1 woven greeting card ; 15 x 23 cm., folded to 15 x 12 cm.

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Fuchs, Rudolph December 1968.

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This artwork is part of the collection entitled: Rudi Fuchs Holiday Card Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 74 times, with 4 in the last month. More information about this work can be viewed below.

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Holiday card woven by Rudi Fuchs depicting a Christmas tree with orange and yellow lights or ornaments against a dark background. Handwritten text inside the card says, "A Very Merry Christmas and a wonderful 1969 to you both. I keep real busy - but really enjoyed my trip to Lima, Cuzco, Machu Picchu in Peru; Quito, Ecuador, Bogotá, Colombia; & Panama this summer. Machu Picchu is fabulous. _Do_ make 1969 the year that you visit in Denton. Let me know when you can. Phone 387-1608. All best, Rudi."

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1 woven greeting card ; 15 x 23 cm., folded to 15 x 12 cm.

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  • Preferred Citation: Rudolf "Rudi" Fuchs Holiday Card Collection (AR0877), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Rudi Fuchs Holiday Card Collection

Woven greeting cards created by tapestry artist Rudi Fuchs between the years of 1961 and 1985.

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  • December 1968

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Fuchs, Rudolph. [Woven Christmas card], artwork, December 1968; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1132483/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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