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In this witty example by Graham Howe, a pair of  photo-montage portraits of the photographer and his partner Karen, elements have been swapped between the two figures to create a visual pun - reinforced by the greeting 'Merry Schizmas' -  on the popular misconception of schizophrenia as a disorder leading to 'split personality'.","physicalDescription":"2 photographs (depicting photomontages of the photographer and his partner Karen) mounted in printed card folder","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Howe, Graham","id":"A3505"},"association":{"text":"artist","id":"AAT25103"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"c-type prints mounted in card folder, letterpress","categories":[{"text":"Photographs","id":"THES48910"},{"text":"Christmas","id":"THES48977"},{"text":"Greeting cards","id":"THES48944"},{"text":"Portraits","id":"THES48906"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"PDP","id":"THES48595"},"images":[],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"LVLC (VA)","id":"THES49171"},"free":"","case":"GG","shelf":"221","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"photograph","id":"AAT46300"}],[{"text":"greetings card","id":"AAT26778"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Britain","id":"x32019"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"late 20th century","earliest":"1950-01-01","latest":"2000-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by Mark Haworth-Booth","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"21.6","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"folder","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"14","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"folder (closed)","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"27.8","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"folder (open)","note":""},{"dimension":"Height","value":"15.8","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"photograph (right)","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"10.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"photograph (right)","note":""},{"dimension":"Height","value":"15.6","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"photograph (left)","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"10.4","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"photograph (left)","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"MERRY SCHIZMAS / Graham and Karen","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Inside, printed in black"},{"content":"Graham Howe","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"On the back, hand-written in pencil"}],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Christmas card by Graham Howe","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"Reason For Production: Private","productionType":{"text":"Limited edition","id":"THES48862"},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[{"text":"Howe, Graham","id":"N4208"}],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"Meaning\r\nIs a greeting card anything made - be it a wooden plaque or a paper lantern - to convey a message or greeting or to mark an event or occasion?  Is it a particular format - something that opens and closes, an object type - something disposable made of ephemeral materials, or a medium of communication  - including performing telegrams and virtual cards sent by e-mail?  Artists in various media have begun to address the greetings card phenomenon for a variety of reasons - with  some intriguing results.  Every Christmas, the fine art handling company, Momart, commissions an artist to create a limited edition gift which it sends out as its corporate greeting.  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