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Elgin Artists Thomas Holmes and Blanche Fisher Wright
2022-12-03 10:30:00 2022-12-03 11:30:00 America/Chicago Elgin Artists Thomas Holmes and Blanche Fisher Wright Holmes’ great niece Linda Hoffman will share her family’s collection of Christmas cards created by him from 1925 to 1967 with images of the family home at 309 Cherry Street. Please Register Main Library - Meadows Community Rooms ABC

Saturday, December 03
10:30am - 11:30am

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Meadows Community Rooms ABC

Holmes’ great niece Linda Hoffman will share her family’s collection of Christmas cards created by him from 1925 to 1967 with images of the family home at 309 Cherry Street. Please Register

This Elgin couple led successful lives as commercial artists.  Linda will share family memories of Tom and his successful commercial art career and children’s books illustrations with his second wife, Aunt Blonnie aka Blanche Fisher Wright, best known as the illustrator of The Real Mother Goose and other classic childhood favorites.

AGE GROUP: | All Ages | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Older Adult Interest | History | Adult Programs |

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