George and Abe, Transcendent Pair of 1930s Carved Silhouettes handmade birthday card Presumed mid-century

Presumed mid-century

Looks maybe like partially cleaned on the face at some point

I have not tried to polish it (and personally would not

And what beautiful letters those are

George and Abe, Transcendent Pair of 1930s Carved Silhouettes handmade birthday card Presumed mid-centuryFor me, these two quite transcend their origins as carvings made "by pupils" 1937 38, which is what is noted in graphite on their reverse sides, along with the name of the teacher, which is a bit hard to read. I'll give that teacher great credit for leading their students in the exercise of relief carving silhouettes and painting staining them black and white in direct conversation with the hollow cut silhouette of a hundred years prior, and of course