2020 First-Class Forever Stamps,Ruth Asawa: Two-Lobed, Three-Layered Continuous Form within a Form
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US #5506
2020 Untitled Sculpture From 1958 – Ruth Asawa
- One of 10 stamps picturing different wire sculptures by Japanese- American artist Ruth Asawa
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Ruth Asawa
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: August 13, 2020
First Day City: San Francisco, California
Quantity Issued: 18,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Phosphor, block tag
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate Japanese-American artist Ruth Asawa and her contributions to the art and education worlds.
About the stamp design: Pictures a photograph by Dan Bradica and Laurence Cuneo of a Ruth Asawa wire sculpture.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The First Day of Issue postmark was from San Francisco, California, home to the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts.
About the Ruth Asawa set: Includes 10 stamps picturing photographs by Dan Bradica and Laurence Cuneo of different Ruth Asawa wire sculptures. The set celebrates Asawa’s art as well as her contributions to the field of education. It also honors the hardships she endured as a Japanese-American US citizen during and after World War II.
History the stamp represents: Ruth Asawa took inspiration from her surroundings throughout her life, which helped her become a leading artist in the 20th century.
Growing up on a farm, Asawa spent a lot of time outdoors. When she wasn’t working, she was outside exploring nature. Her hours spent examining natural forms would later be apparent in her sculptures, which often took organic forms resembling plants.
One of the greatest influences on Asawa’s art was her time spent at North Carolina’s Black Mountain College. Studying under some of the leading artists at the time, she found her voice and passion. Perhaps the most influential of these were Josef Albers, Buckminster Fuller, and Merce Cunningham. Albers pushed his students to explore the relativity of perception, encouraged them to use unusual materials, and see the world around them in a new way. Asawa found Buckminster Fuller’s excitement for problem solving and experimentation contagious. And she was particularly inspired by choreographer Merce Cunningham’s chance-driven dance classes.
Albers had once said, “We do not create ‘works of art,’ but rather experiments; it is not our ambition to fill museums: we are gathering experience.” Asawa always described her work simply as “an experiment,” showing the long-term influence Albers had on her life’s work.
US #5506
2020 Untitled Sculpture From 1958 – Ruth Asawa
- One of 10 stamps picturing different wire sculptures by Japanese- American artist Ruth Asawa
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Ruth Asawa
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: August 13, 2020
First Day City: San Francisco, California
Quantity Issued: 18,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Phosphor, block tag
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate Japanese-American artist Ruth Asawa and her contributions to the art and education worlds.
About the stamp design: Pictures a photograph by Dan Bradica and Laurence Cuneo of a Ruth Asawa wire sculpture.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The First Day of Issue postmark was from San Francisco, California, home to the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts.
About the Ruth Asawa set: Includes 10 stamps picturing photographs by Dan Bradica and Laurence Cuneo of different Ruth Asawa wire sculptures. The set celebrates Asawa’s art as well as her contributions to the field of education. It also honors the hardships she endured as a Japanese-American US citizen during and after World War II.
History the stamp represents: Ruth Asawa took inspiration from her surroundings throughout her life, which helped her become a leading artist in the 20th century.
Growing up on a farm, Asawa spent a lot of time outdoors. When she wasn’t working, she was outside exploring nature. Her hours spent examining natural forms would later be apparent in her sculptures, which often took organic forms resembling plants.
One of the greatest influences on Asawa’s art was her time spent at North Carolina’s Black Mountain College. Studying under some of the leading artists at the time, she found her voice and passion. Perhaps the most influential of these were Josef Albers, Buckminster Fuller, and Merce Cunningham. Albers pushed his students to explore the relativity of perception, encouraged them to use unusual materials, and see the world around them in a new way. Asawa found Buckminster Fuller’s excitement for problem solving and experimentation contagious. And she was particularly inspired by choreographer Merce Cunningham’s chance-driven dance classes.
Albers had once said, “We do not create ‘works of art,’ but rather experiments; it is not our ambition to fill museums: we are gathering experience.” Asawa always described her work simply as “an experiment,” showing the long-term influence Albers had on her life’s work.