George and Abe, Transcendent Pair of 1930s Carved Silhouettes handmade birthday card Looks maybe like partially cleaned

Looks maybe like partially cleaned on the face at some point

stiff (card weight) paper with text in black and red ink on reverse as well

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

And it is definitely an early one

10” x 7 7/8”

George and Abe, Transcendent Pair of 1930s Carved Silhouettes handmade birthday card Looks maybe like partially cleanedFor 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