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Dec 31, 2021, 15 tweets

A thread of Philippe and Yvonne Halsman's New Year's Cards, c. 1960

Philippe & Yvonne Halsman's 1965 New Year's Card

An outtake from Philippe Halsman's 1955 self-portrait New Year's Card.
Happy New Year!

Philippe Halsman, 1951
"My late but intense wishes for a Merry Christmas, a Gay Easter and a Happy New Year"

The Old Equipment is Still the Best
Philippe & Yvonne Halsman's 1978 New Year's Card
#HappyNewYear

Philippe Halsman
1962 New Year's card, featuring Yvonne Halsman

This is my favourite:
"May you be able to steal many happy moments!"
Philippe & Yvonne Halsman's 1963 New Year's Card
@metmuseum
@holdengraber

Philippe & Yvonne Halsman's 1973 Season's Greetings
#HappyNewYear

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year from the Halsmans.
Don't have a date for this one.

Another undated New Year's card from Philippe & Yvonne Halsman. Perhaps relevant for an Omicron New Year.

An undated New Year's card from Philippe & Yvonne Halsman. Look at all the Life magazine covers he took!
#HappyNewYear

Philippe & Yvonne Halsman's 1976 Holiday Greetings Card
#HappyNewYear

That last card is based on this:
Henri Rousseau dit Le Douanier
La Carriole du père Junier, 1908

Philippe & Yvonne Halsman's 1977 Season's Greeting Card
#HappyNewYear

... which is based on this:
British School 17th Century
The Cholmondeley Ladies
c.1600–1610
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