Lilac Hedges cards and stationery

00-2017-40-0

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Identifier: 00-2017-40-0

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Scope and Contents

Cards and stationery

Dates

Creation: 1950s-1960s

Creator

Lilac Hedges (Firm) (Organization)
Hinchman, Ralph P. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Biographical / Historical

Lilac Hedges was a greeting card company founded by Ralph P. Hinchman III and based in two buildings in Litchfield, CT, a house and a barn, that originally belonged to the historic Echo Farms. The property was renamed “Lilac Hedges” by Ralph P. Hinchman III’s relatives, and the company was named after the property. The company appears to have done business in the 1950s and 1960s. Hinchman started making greeting cards by making Christmas cards for neighbors, friends, and family which featured the person’s house on the card. The cards were created by various artists including Jac Venza, Hilary Knight, Donn Sheets, Henry Bowman, Hinchman himself, and various other artists including Andy Warhol who designed several cards.