The Smithsonian Magazine has an exhibition currently of Holiday greeting cards handcrafted by some pretty famous artists. They were intended for private use; to send out to their friends and family. How cool would it have been to receive a Christmas card from old pal Calder?

( Artist Alexander Calder )

( Artist Frederick Hammersley )

( Artist Philip Guston )

( Artist Philip Reisman )

( Artist Max Weber )

( Sage, wife of Artist Yves Tanguy )

( Artist Abril Lamarque )

( Artist William Zorach )

* observation: They really liked using the “XMas” wording, didn’t they?