# 1335 FDC - 1967 5c Thomas Eakins
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.
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.
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.
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.