Getting the Christmas Tree

1939

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: lithograph in black on wove paper
Dimensions: image: 31.2 x 36 cm (12 5/16 x 14 3/16 in.) sheet: 35.7 x 40.8 cm (14 1/16 x 16 1/16 in.)
Collection no.: 2001.53.2
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Getting the Christmas Tree — James E. Allen. 1939.

Medium: lithograph in black on wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 31.2 x 36 cm (12 5/16 x 14 3/16 in.) sheet: 35.7 x 40.8 cm (14 1/16 x 16 1/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2001.53.2. Ellwanger/Mescha Collection.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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