Rosalind Welcher
Original art by Rosalind Welcher, oversized on boards. Made for her greeting card company, Panda Prints c. 1960s or 1970s? A total of 13 boards in our collection, a sampling of 4 completed works are shown here along with a preliminary drawing.
Born and raised in New York, Rosalind Welcher acquires a Phi Beta Kappa at Hunter College and launched her career as an artist by doing spots and illustrations for the leading women’s magazines including McCall’s, Mademoiselle, Seventeen, Women’s Day and Glamour. She ten, together with her husband founded Panda Prints, the company which in the postwar years revolutionized the greeting card industry through the freshness and originality of her designs. Her cards were so outstanding that the Metropolitan Museum of Art requested a selection for their print collection.
In addition she has written and illustrated over twenty books, including “The Magic Top”, “The Runaway Angel”, and the much quoted “Split Level Child”. Her books have been published both here and abroad, and she is listed in “Who’s Who of American Women”. Her hobbies include cooking and baking, and sailing. She has sailed in two Bermuda races and across the north Atlantic with her husband in their yawl “Nightingale”.
Original art by Rosalind Welcher, oversized on boards. Made for her greeting card company, Panda Prints c. 1960s or 1970s? A total of 13 boards in our collection, a sampling of 4 completed works are shown here along with a preliminary drawing.
Born and raised in New York, Rosalind Welcher acquires a Phi Beta Kappa at Hunter College and launched her career as an artist by doing spots and illustrations for the leading women’s magazines including McCall’s, Mademoiselle, Seventeen, Women’s Day and Glamour. She ten, together with her husband founded Panda Prints, the company which in the postwar years revolutionized the greeting card industry through the freshness and originality of her designs. Her cards were so outstanding that the Metropolitan Museum of Art requested a selection for their print collection.
In addition she has written and illustrated over twenty books, including “The Magic Top”, “The Runaway Angel”, and the much quoted “Split Level Child”. Her books have been published both here and abroad, and she is listed in “Who’s Who of American Women”. Her hobbies include cooking and baking, and sailing. She has sailed in two Bermuda races and across the north Atlantic with her husband in their yawl “Nightingale”.
Original art by Rosalind Welcher, oversized on boards. Made for her greeting card company, Panda Prints c. 1960s or 1970s? A total of 13 boards in our collection, a sampling of 4 completed works are shown here along with a preliminary drawing.
Born and raised in New York, Rosalind Welcher acquires a Phi Beta Kappa at Hunter College and launched her career as an artist by doing spots and illustrations for the leading women’s magazines including McCall’s, Mademoiselle, Seventeen, Women’s Day and Glamour. She ten, together with her husband founded Panda Prints, the company which in the postwar years revolutionized the greeting card industry through the freshness and originality of her designs. Her cards were so outstanding that the Metropolitan Museum of Art requested a selection for their print collection.
In addition she has written and illustrated over twenty books, including “The Magic Top”, “The Runaway Angel”, and the much quoted “Split Level Child”. Her books have been published both here and abroad, and she is listed in “Who’s Who of American Women”. Her hobbies include cooking and baking, and sailing. She has sailed in two Bermuda races and across the north Atlantic with her husband in their yawl “Nightingale”.