257. Birthday Card for Bill
Title: Birthday Card for Bill (working title)
Date: 1994
Subject: Birthday card
Measurements: 3 7/8” W x 8 ¾” H
Materials and Techniques: White paperboard, cutout from reproduction postcard or art book, photograph of Bill, pen
Description: Attached to a vertical rectangular paperboard is the image of a Roman soldier in uniform holding a long spear. Replacing the head is a cutout of Bill’s head taken from a photograph so that it appears that Bill is the soldier. In a round cutout of more white paperboard above the image of Soldier Bill is the text of the birthday card, written in pen, which reads: Dear Bill, You are smart, talented, handsome, in great shape, and armed to continue forward!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY. The text below Soldier Bill reads: Lots of love, Pat XX and Norman xxxxxxx
Signed: “Patt XX and Norman xxxxxxx” written on bottom