Swope Art Museum

Terre Haute, IN

812.238.1676

Christmas in Victorian America: Works from the Swope Collection

"Christmas in Victorian America: Works from the Swope Collection," a selection of original prints and an oil painting illustrating the origins of American Christmas traditions, is on view at the Swope Art Museum in downtown Terre Haute November 27, 1998-January 3, 1999.

"Christmas in Victorian America: Works from the Swope Collection" is sponsored by Hulman and Company.

Left: Thomas Nast, Santa Claus in Camp, Harpers Weekly, January 3, 1863, wood engraving, gift of the Swope Alliance, collection of the Sheldon Swope Art Museum

The Swope, located at 25 South Seventh Street between Ohio and Wabash in downtown Terre Haute, is open Tuesday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m., and Thursdays until 8:00 p.m. Closed Mondays and national holidays. Admission is free.

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