For today, Easter Sunday, here is another treasure,
albeit a buried one—and so it seems appropriate to resurrect it for this day.
This art of the risen Christ was actually created for the Ascension cover of Treasure
Chest, dated May 11, 1961 (the day on which Ascension Thursday fell that
year) but I liked its stylized yet almost primitive style for today. What was Treasure
Chest? With its full title of Treasure Chest of Fun & Fact,
this unusual comic book was published weekly on a September-June schedule for Catholic
schools from 1946 through 1972. Though there were always stories about
faith and saints and the like, there were adventure and humor stories, too, all
told through the comic form. Look for more about Treasure Chest here in
Tulgey Wood...and in the meantime, enjoy this no-longer buried art treasure for
Easter.
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