"Man is Born Broken" Christmas Card | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society

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"Man is Born Broken" Christmas Card

"Man is Born Broken" Christmas Card | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society
Four-fold, copy art card with an image on the inside of a composite photograph and drawing of Sid using a trowel to spread mortar on a brick wall. On the bottom of the wall there is a drawing of a Christmas tree. The background is a snowy landscape. On the inside cover text reads: "Man is born broken, He is mending all his life and the grace of God is his glue." On the front cover of the card is a line drawing of a trowel standing upright on a cracked brick. A star hovers over the trowels point like a star on a holiday tree.
DESCRIPTION
Four-fold, copy art card with an image on the inside of a composite photograph and drawing of Sid using a trowel to spread mortar on a brick wall. On the bottom of the wall there is a drawing of a Christmas tree. The background is a snowy landscape. On the inside cover text reads: "Man is born broken, He is mending all his life and the grace of God is his glue." On the front cover of the card is a line drawing of a trowel standing upright on a cracked brick. A star hovers over the trowels point like a star on a holiday tree.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:125587
Creation Date:date unknown
Creator Name:Boyum, Sid
City:
County:
State:
Collection Name:Sid Boyum collection, circa 1900-2018 (bulk 1950-1980)
Genre:Print
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PH 6986 Box 5, Folder 1
Original Dimensions:7.5 x 10 inches
SUBJECTS
Men
Spiritualism
Signs and symbols
Snow
Graphic arts
Ephemera
Fields (Agriculture)
Brickwork
Holidays
Greeting cards
Christmas
Trees
Tools
Landscape
Poetry

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