{"id":490,"date":"2013-11-18T15:18:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T20:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/finearts\/?p=490"},"modified":"2013-11-18T15:18:00","modified_gmt":"2013-11-18T20:18:00","slug":"take-a-trip-around-america-at-the-harvard-fine-arts-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/finearts\/2013\/11\/18\/take-a-trip-around-america-at-the-harvard-fine-arts-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a Trip Around America… at the Harvard Fine Arts Library"},"content":{"rendered":"

A grey, Boston winter is soon upon us, we could all use a sunny postcard or two to brighten the day.\u00a0 Luckily, the Harvard Fine Arts Library has an enormous postcard collection ready for your viewing pleasure.<\/p>\n

\"Atlantic<\/a>

Hotel Traymore and Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

This collection<\/a> mainly <\/strong>created in the early 20th century focuses on landscapes, architecture, and historical buildings and sculptures, stretching the world over.\u00a0 Most heavily collected are cards from France, Italy, Germany and Spain, but a substantial number representing Canada, South and Central America, and the United States have recently been sorted and highlighted within the collection.<\/p>\n

\"Lower<\/a>

Lower New York, by Victoria Hutson<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Some postcards are classic, colorized landmarks like the boardwalk at Atlantic City, and others have more stylized architecture like artist Victoria Huntson\u2019s rendering of lower New York City.\u00a0 Others still are wild shots of nature, like the spitting volcano of Kilauea in Hawaii.<\/p>\n

\"Kilauea<\/a>

Volcano of Kilauea, Hawaii<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

The collection is not without humor, and includes goofier cards such as the highly amusing \u201cBusy Person\u2019s Correspondence Card,\u201d in which the sender checks off phrases to assemble a message:<\/p>\n

\u201cThis burg is \u00a0 ( \u00a0)hot as h*** \u00a0\u00a0( \u00a0)out of sight! \u00a0 \u00a0( \u00a0)dead \u00a0\u00a0( X )a swell joint<\/p>\n

( \u00a0)off the map\u00a0\u00a0 ( \u00a0)classy\u201d<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>

A Busy Person’s Correspondence Card<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

A few are even more unique, like this one from Ottawa.\u00a0 When held up to the light, the cut-outs of the windows, moon, streetlamps, and reflections \u201cglow\u201d with sunset colors.<\/p>\n

\"Chateau<\/a>

Chateau Laurier-Ottawa. Grand Trunk Railway System<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Whether for historical research, artistic inspiration, or just for fun, take a trip to the postcard collection at the Harvard Fine Arts Library.<\/p>\n

Don’t forget to write!<\/p>\n

Thanks to Alexandra Winzeler for compiling this entry and helping to sort through the American postcards!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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