Paintings by George Morrison have been made into USPS Forever Stamps in recognition of his influence on the American art scene. Morrison will be joining the likes of Andy Warhol, Andrew Wyeth, Ruth Asawa, and other influential artists who have been honored with these stamps. “He would have been delighted, just ecstatic that he was chosen for this because he was a big fan ...
Morrison was born in 1919 in the since-abandoned village near Grand Marais known as Chippewa City. His pursuit of art, and later, his teachings, landed him in New York, Paris and Rhode Island. He made a living off his work and could have kept a dapper lifestyle growing old in Greenwich Village, wearing tweed jackets and drinking glasses of French red wine, but he ...
I got my 2021-22 federal duck stamp Wednesday, a stunning image of a lesser scaup. The finish looks semi-metallic, emitting a three-dimensional sheen. I hated to spoil it by signing its face. If you look closely, you'll see a pair of wooden duck calls on a lanyard wrapped around some cattail stalks. The superfluous image is a controversial element among hunters, non-hunters, anti-hunters, art ...
A street artist in Rome is suing the Vatican over the use of her work in a 2020 Easter postage stamp issued by the country. According to a report by the Associated Press, the artist Alessia Babrow is seeking €130,000 ($159,285) in damages from Vatican City’s state telecommunications office, alleging that it profited from her work and violated its original intent. The work in ...
In 2020, artists making political statements have typically done so on the streets, with murals, protest placards or by knocking down old monuments. But much overlooked is the envelope as a place for art. Since a stamp symbolizes the mail-in vote, it has come to represent a form of resistance, a form of direct action. The New York non-profit TRANS> has created a stamp ...
As the diverse and exceptional cultural life of the Isle of Man is recognised by the 2014 Island of Culture festivities, we join the celebration of the arts with an issue featuring the work of Manx artist Juan Moore. Buy Island of Culture 2014 stamp issue here: http://www.iomstamps.com/Issue.aspx?productid=1226&categoryid;=273. source
Buy here: http://www.iompost.com/stamps/FutureIssue.aspx?categoryid=267 Renowned wildlife artist Dr Jeremy Paul's 'Big Cats' paintings feature on a new Isle of Man Post Office stamp issue source
