Stamp Design and the Visual Arts | National Postal Museum
Sep 26, 2008 · From the early colonial period to the present day, American artists have captured their interpretation of the American experience using different forms of art. These pieces of fine art have been adapted to portray famous American individuals, events, …
American Art on Postage Stamps | National Postal Museum
Ultimately, postage stamp designers are forced to not only choose carefully which artwork they depict, but also which aspects of those works they highlight. The process of using prominent works of American art to celebrate the Founding Fathers, common citizens and the geography of America on postage stamps remains one of the most fascinating ...
Artist Biographies - National Postal Museum
Many of his paintings were created for the National Geographic Society during his 36 years as a staff artist there and appear in the Society’s magazines, books, and publications. His art is featured on 58 United States postage stamps, including an extraordinary series of 50 World War II commemorative issues.
Art of the Stamp - National Postal Museum
Jul 30, 2003 · Few works of art enjoy as vast an audience as American stamps. At their most basic, stamps are simple proofs of postage, but with the addition of graphic designs that honor national heroes and commemorate historical events, they become something much greater: compelling works of art that serve, in the words of W.B. …
Are Stamps Art: The Design Process | National Postal Museum
Aug 1, 2018 · My goal this summer is to create a comprehensive bibliography of every reference to postage stamps as art or design objects since 1840 (when the Penny Black – the first stamp – was released). I’m hoping to better understand how stamps have been discussed over time by the philatelic, art, and design communities.
Abstract Art - National Postal Museum
He is honored on a postage stamp released in 1999 in the Celebrate the Century Series. This stamp was included with the fifteen stamps commemorating the 1940s. Carl Herrmann, an art director at the time, thought of using a Pollock piece on the stamp, but determined “it would have looked like a piece of carpeting.”
Stamp Collecting - National Postal Museum
May 7, 2020 · In anticipation of the upcoming exhibit of musician John Lennon’s childhood stamp album, Ted describes how this extraordinary item became part of the museum’s collection. “John Lennon: The Green Album” opens on September 7 th, 2018, at the National Postal Museum, the same day USPS releases the new John Lennon commemorative postage stamp.
the Formal Qualities of Art Supporting Materials for teachers Handouts: elements of Art and Principles of Design Handout: compare and contrast Poster vs. Stamp (You can also use a poster and a stamp of your own choosing to illustrate this as well.) Handout: Art Vocabulary Worksheet: Designing a Stamp #5:Appendices: Samples of enlarged Stamps
Norman Rockwell's Art - National Postal Museum
Jul 1, 1994 · Rockwell's artistic talents were apparent at a very young age as he attended art classes in New York City, then the National Academy of Design, and finally the Art Students League. Richard Sheaff, an art director at the Postal Service in 1993, wrote an inscription that appeared on the Norman Rockwell postage stamp souvenir sheet when the design ...
The American Farmer | National Postal Museum
The stamp featuring Wood’s art was released in 1998 as part of the Four Centuries of American Art Issue. The back of the stamp states: “American Gothic…has become the classic image of upright, American self reliance. Known as an example of regionalism, this work is a celebration of the national heartland and the agrarian life.”