Collection of Christmas cards designed by Athos Menaboni for Robert W. Woodruff, 1941-1984.

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Collection of Christmas cards designed by Athos Menaboni for Robert W. Woodruff, 1941-1984.

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The collection consists of forty four pieces depicting birds of the Ichauway Plantation and the Te Ranch. The collection is divided into three volumes: v. 1 (1941-1956) contains sixteen pieces (1950 appears to be a reproduction), v. 2 (1957-1971) contains fifteen pieces, v. 3 (1972-1984) contains thirteen pieces. The greeting cards are laid down on album pages in three ringed binders each custom bound in red top grain cowhide with gold lettering. the albums also contain two photographs of Menaboni, each with his separate signature on a card, as well as miscellaneous clippings.

44 items (0.5 linear feet).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7449904

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Woodruff, Robert Winship

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Robert Winship Woodruff (1889-1985), business leader and philanthropist, was born in Columbus, Georgia, the son of Ernest and Emily (Winship) Woodruff. He married Nell Hodgson of Athens, Georgia. In 1912, he joined his father's business, Atlantic Ice and Coal Company, serving as the purchasing agent until he joined the White Motor Company. At White Motor, he ascended to vice-president and general manager and when White died in 1929, Woodruff became president of the company. In the meantime his f...

Menaboni, Athos, 1895-1990

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Athos Rodolfo Giorgio Alessandro Menaboni, a scientific ornithological painter, was born 20 October 1895 in Livorno, Italy, and died 18 July 1990 in Atlanta, Georgia. Menaboni, often hailed as a second Audubon, came to the United States (1920) first settling in New York, then Florida, and finally Atlanta where he did decorative painting for the Swan House, a major project of architect Philip Shutze. An exhibition of his work in New York (1940) lead to a commission by Robert Woodruff to paint bir...