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Join Artist Ed Bisese at the Museum and Make Your Own Holiday Card

Saturday, December 12, 2009
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture
9th & G Streets NW, Washington, D.C.
View Details in the Smithsonian Events Calendar

Holiday card silk-screen by Ed Bisese. Herbert Waide Hemphill papers, 1929-1995. Archives of American Art.

Artist Ed Bisese, who for many years has produced a hand–made holiday card, will describe his process and then guide participants in creating mail–ready works of art.

While you are at the museum, check out the exhibition of artists’ holiday cards, Season’s Greetings from the Archives of American Art.

You can even send a Free Holiday eCard to share the spirit of the season with your friends and family.