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Postcard: [sculpture: The Torch Bearers] Stevens Institute of Technology, (Hoboken, N.J.), n.d., ca. 1980-1990.
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Postcard: [sculpture: The Torch Bearers] Stevens Institute of Technology, (Hoboken, N.J.), no date, circa 1980-1990. Printed decal / sticker postcard, 3-5/8" high x 6-1/16" wide. Printed on front: #107.
Front has two peel-off white self-adhesive paper labels, 3-1/6" high x 2-9/16" wide, each being the repeated image of a black-and-white illustration (hand drawn or using some photomechnical technique) of the 16 foot high sculpture by Anna Hyatt Huntington that stands between the S.C. Williams Library and Wittpenn Walk.
Reverse is a divided postal back. The number on the front would indicate that this was part of series of postcards done in this illustration style and format as a sticker / decal. See archives 2008.071.0023 for another, #108, from this series.
2008.071.0023
2008.071
Foster, Robert
Gift
Gift of Robert Foster.
1980 - 1990
Date(s) Created: 1980-1990 ca Date(s): 1980-1990
Notes: The Torch Bearers -- was presented to the university in April 1964. It was a gift to Stevens by the noted American sculptor, Anna Hyatt Huntington. Cast in aluminum, the stature stands 16 feet high Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2008-11-18