1967 5c Thomas Eakins

# 1335 FDC - 1967 5c Thomas Eakins

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Issue Date:  November 2, 1967

City:  Washington, D.C.

Quantity:  113,825,000

Printed By:  Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method:  Photogravure

Perforations:  12

Color:  Gold and multicolored 

Honored on U.S. #1335 is American Painter Thomas Eakins, who portrayed scenes of canvas with photographic brilliance.  This issue pictures The Biglin Brothers Racing, which hangs in the National Gallery of Art. 

Artist Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins was born on July 25, 1844, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

As a child, Eakins watched his father, a writing master and calligraphy teacher, work.  By the time he was 12, he was skilled in line drawing and had an excellent grasp of perspective.  Eakins also enjoyed athletics such as rowing, ice-skating, swimming, wrestling, and gymnastics.  He would later paint these activities and encourage his students to do them. 

 
 

 

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Issue Date:  November 2, 1967

City:  Washington, D.C.

Quantity:  113,825,000

Printed By:  Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Printing Method:  Photogravure

Perforations:  12

Color:  Gold and multicolored 

Honored on U.S. #1335 is American Painter Thomas Eakins, who portrayed scenes of canvas with photographic brilliance.  This issue pictures The Biglin Brothers Racing, which hangs in the National Gallery of Art. 

Artist Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins was born on July 25, 1844, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

As a child, Eakins watched his father, a writing master and calligraphy teacher, work.  By the time he was 12, he was skilled in line drawing and had an excellent grasp of perspective.  Eakins also enjoyed athletics such as rowing, ice-skating, swimming, wrestling, and gymnastics.  He would later paint these activities and encourage his students to do them.