Trace “ Happy Mother’s Day ” on a floral piece of scrapbook paper. Then, using an Xato knife or a pair of crafting scissors, ...

Pablo Cano, a Miami-based artist who creates marionettes, sent this holiday card to Miami art critic Helen ... and commercial clutter of their time to make a personal statement.

The Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art holds in its collections hundreds of handmade holiday cards. The cards featured in this exhibition reveal how artists imagined the holidays through whimsical ...