3-Dimensional Christmas Card, "Joy to the World," circa 1952

Summary

Karl Koehler designed three-dimensional Christmas cards in the late 1940s and 1950s. He folded, scored, and snipped paper printed with his artwork, then assembled the cards in his studio. Koehler's creations folded flat for mailing, but when opened they brought unexpected joy with their pop-out shapes. Holiday shoppers found his line of "Mantelpiece" cards at high-end department stores throughout the country.

Karl Koehler designed three-dimensional Christmas cards in the late 1940s and 1950s. He folded, scored, and snipped paper printed with his artwork, then assembled the cards in his studio. Koehler's creations folded flat for mailing, but when opened they brought unexpected joy with their pop-out shapes. Holiday shoppers found his line of "Mantelpiece" cards at high-end department stores throughout the country.

Artifact

Christmas card

Date Made

circa 1952

Collection Title

Greeting Card Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.9.1.4639

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Dorothy Guimaraes.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 4.813 in

Width: 4.25 in

Depth: .625 in

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