{"id":4011,"date":"2023-12-11T12:34:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T17:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/doma\/?p=4011"},"modified":"2026-01-27T15:43:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T20:43:21","slug":"5-holiday-traditions-in-art-at-doma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/doma\/2023\/12\/11\/5-holiday-traditions-in-art-at-doma\/","title":{"rendered":"5 holiday traditions in art at DOMA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u00a9 Ed Paschke,\u00a0Untitled<\/em>, about 1976, lithograph, 11 1\/4 x 8 1\/16 inches<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written by Tori Smith, Public Relations and Social Media Assistant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s the time of the year when museums close for the holidays. Here at DOMA, we wish you an excellent holiday and students a restful break. Here are five pieces of art at DOMA that celebrate the holidays.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drinking Hot Chocolate \u2013<\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>Still Life #71<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a survey<\/a> conducted by YouGov, out of 1,000 U.S. adults over 21, 34% selected hot chocolate as their favorite winter beverage. The acrylic on canvas Still Life #71<\/em> features a golden shiny cup of what viewers could only imagine to be whatever drink they\u2019re craving now. For the sake of the holidays, viewers can assume it\u2019s a cup of steaming hot chocolate. The shiny cup and its reflectiveness are not a mistake; its artist, Jeanette Pasin Sloan, got inspired<\/a> while looking at her toaster. Her art then reflected what she saw and literally reflected the designs on the object\u2019s surfaces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dinner \u2013 <\/strong>Christmas Eve Dinner, from the volume \u201cInterior Exposure\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although this is a photograph, its photographer, Jessica Todd Harper, became inspired<\/a> as a young child while walking around museums. She started taking photos as a teenager. The photographic print features a family sitting around a dinner table wearing paper tissue crowns that likely came out of a Christmas cracker. According to Olde English<\/a>, the crowns are a traditional component of British Christmas crackers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christmas Tree Shopping \u2013 <\/strong>Christmas Trees<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the National Christmas Tree Association<\/a>, there are approximately 25-30 million real Christmas trees sold in the U.S. every year. This lithograph by Mabel Dwight adds another family to that number. There are multiple large trees shown in the lithograph, and those trees could\u2019ve taken as many as 15 years to achieve that height.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ugly Christmas Sweaters – <\/strong>Untitled<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ugly Christmas sweaters date all the way back to the 1950s when they were called Jingle Bell Sweaters<\/a>. They became even more popular with the rise of the media, specifically on television in \u201cThe Cosby Show.\u201d This lithograph, Untitled <\/em>by Ed Paschke, doesn\u2019t resemble the typical ugly sweaters that we view today. But, if the viewer looks closely, the dots could appear as buttons, and the lines as stripes on the flat-chested space underneath the head. Look even closer and notice the Christmas tree design behind it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christmas Caroling \u2013 <\/strong>Puerto Rican Folk Song<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christmas caroling is typically a group of individuals going through a community and singing together. In The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico<\/a>, a parranda <\/em>or tulla <\/em>is the Puerto Rican version of Christmas caroling. Merrymakers gather in front of a house, typically after 10 p.m., to wake the residents up with joyful music. The household offers refreshment, then joins the group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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