July 27, 2024
Tag: silhouette postcards
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Silhouettes
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Silhouettes were once among the most popular forms of art. Anyone could afford a silhouette because they were sold in resort gift shops and on seaside boardwalks. The one my mother had made of me came from Coney Island.
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June 8, 2023 1 Comment
Phineas Taylor Barnum once said, “… there’s a sucker born every minute.” That may well be the case, but this card suggests that the rate often increases to many more. Humor is fleeting. Are comic cards always funny?