Drawing
Card on Unrequited Love and Loss
| Pen-and-ink drawing of an eye with a single tear superimposed on a doily heart decorated with stars. Piercing the heart from top to bottom is a sword. Two texts bubbles on either end of the sword include Sid's poem: at the hilt, "There exists no cure for a heart wounded with the sword of separation," and at the blade tip, "The mind has a thousand eyes, and the heart but one, yet the light of a whole life dies, if its love is done." The sentiment of loss is softened by the floral background. |
| Image ID: | 123434 |
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| Creation Date: | date unknown |
| Creator Name: | Boyum, Sid |
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| Collection Name: | Sid Boyum collection, circa 1900-2018 (bulk 1950-1980) |
| Genre: | Drawing |
| Original Format Type: | drawings |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6986 Box 5, Folder 4 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 7.25 inches |
| This was used as a mechanical for printing a greeting card. There is damage to the center of eye; there may have been another element glued to the card, and has been lost. |
| Greeting cards |
| Love letters |
| Sentimentalism |
| Signs and symbols |
| Drawing |
| Graphic arts |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Friends of Sid Boyum, courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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