2019 First-Class Forever Stamp,Ellsworth Kelly: "South Ferry"
# 5386 - 2019 First-Class Forever Stamp - Ellsworth Kelly: "South Ferry"
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US #5386
2019 South Ferry– Ellsworth Kelly
- Part of the 10-stamp set commemorating abstract artist Ellsworth Kelly
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Ellsworth Kelly
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: May 31, 2019
First Day City: Spencertown, New York
Quantity Issued: 20,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Phosphor, block tag
Why the stamp was issued: To honor Ellsworth Kelly, an abstract artist known for his paintings, sculpture, and works on paper.
About the stamp design: Picture’s Kelly’s piece South Ferry (1956).
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at Ellsworth Kelly Studio in Spencertown, New York.
About the Ellsworth Kelly set: Includes 10 different stamp designs, each picturing a piece of art created by Ellsworth Kelly (1923-2015). The pieces shown are: Yellow White (1961), Colors for a Large Wall (1951), Blue Red Rocker (1963), Spectrum I (1953), South Ferry (1956), Blue Green (1962), Orange Red Relief (for Delphine Seyrig) (1990), Meschers (1951), Red Blue (1964), and Gaza (1956). The selvage of the complete pane of 20 includes a segment of Blue Yellow Red III (1971).
History the stamp represents: During World War II, Ellsworth Kelly volunteered his services to the war effort. His time with the Army went on to provide major inspiration during his career as an artist.
Inducted into the Army at the start of 1943, Kelly requested to serve with the 603rd Engineers Camouflage Battalion. In this service, Kelly cut out the stencils used to paint the camouflage designs on military tanks, jeeps, and other vehicles. He also learned screen printing and helped produce posters that presented the best concealment techniques for soldiers.
In 1944, Kelly became part of a deception unit named “Ghost Army.” The Ghost Army built vehicles out of chicken wire to divert enemy attention away from real troops. In June 1944, Kelly went to France and continued his deception work. In his free time, he wandered Paris, sketching parks and architecture. He remained in Europe until the summer of 1945, when he returned home and was discharged.
Kelly’s work in camouflage was a major influence on his later work. The use of color, form, and the construction and deconstruction of objects would all become prevalent in the years to come. The army had also brought him to Paris, where he would return in a few years and fully develop his style and voice as an artist.
US #5386
2019 South Ferry– Ellsworth Kelly
- Part of the 10-stamp set commemorating abstract artist Ellsworth Kelly
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Ellsworth Kelly
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: May 31, 2019
First Day City: Spencertown, New York
Quantity Issued: 20,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Phosphor, block tag
Why the stamp was issued: To honor Ellsworth Kelly, an abstract artist known for his paintings, sculpture, and works on paper.
About the stamp design: Picture’s Kelly’s piece South Ferry (1956).
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at Ellsworth Kelly Studio in Spencertown, New York.
About the Ellsworth Kelly set: Includes 10 different stamp designs, each picturing a piece of art created by Ellsworth Kelly (1923-2015). The pieces shown are: Yellow White (1961), Colors for a Large Wall (1951), Blue Red Rocker (1963), Spectrum I (1953), South Ferry (1956), Blue Green (1962), Orange Red Relief (for Delphine Seyrig) (1990), Meschers (1951), Red Blue (1964), and Gaza (1956). The selvage of the complete pane of 20 includes a segment of Blue Yellow Red III (1971).
History the stamp represents: During World War II, Ellsworth Kelly volunteered his services to the war effort. His time with the Army went on to provide major inspiration during his career as an artist.
Inducted into the Army at the start of 1943, Kelly requested to serve with the 603rd Engineers Camouflage Battalion. In this service, Kelly cut out the stencils used to paint the camouflage designs on military tanks, jeeps, and other vehicles. He also learned screen printing and helped produce posters that presented the best concealment techniques for soldiers.
In 1944, Kelly became part of a deception unit named “Ghost Army.” The Ghost Army built vehicles out of chicken wire to divert enemy attention away from real troops. In June 1944, Kelly went to France and continued his deception work. In his free time, he wandered Paris, sketching parks and architecture. He remained in Europe until the summer of 1945, when he returned home and was discharged.
Kelly’s work in camouflage was a major influence on his later work. The use of color, form, and the construction and deconstruction of objects would all become prevalent in the years to come. The army had also brought him to Paris, where he would return in a few years and fully develop his style and voice as an artist.