CECILE JOHNSON - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 12/22/1977 - HFSID 31674

CECILE JOHNSON
Typed Letter signed (1977), explaining why she won't market her Christmas cards
Typed Letter signed: "Cecile". 1 page, 8 ½ x 11. New York City, 1977 December 22. On her personal letterhead with Des Artistes to "Dear Rush". In full: "Thank you for your Christmas note. While it would have been nice to have you as my rep you could hardly have retired on it. Christmas cards in full color are so expensive to reproduce that I have been doing it for my ski area friends and Thayer as a personal favor. I would have to charge $1.00 a piece for the cards in order to make money on them and then no-one could afford to send them. So I just have the pleasure of knowing they will be used all over the country. You perhaps know that I am in the American Artists group cards, which is another cup of tea because, of course, we get a percentage since the work is done in such great quantities. Health and happiness - have a good year./cc: Thayer Tutt". American painter Cecile Ryden Johnson (b. 1957) , who works in watercolors, oils and acrylics, is known for her New England and Caribbean landscapes, and especially for her winter sports scenes. She produced the official lithographs for the Lake Placid Winter Olympics. Her Christmas card featuring skaters at Rockefeller Center was an especially popular card for American Artists. Thayer Tutt (1912-1989), to whom Johnson sent a copy of this letter, was an executive of several ice hockey leagues and organizations. Lightly stained. Normal mailing folds. Otherwise, fine condition.