Trade Catalog for Christmas Cards by Karl Koehler, "A Bright New Star," circa 1952
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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
Trade catalog
Date Made
circa 1952
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2020.0.1.62
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Width: 5.25 in
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