2024 First-Class Forever Stamp,Photographs by Ansel Adams: Dunes, Oceano, California, 1963
# 5854p - 2024 First-Class Forever Stamp - Photographs by Ansel Adams: Dunes, Oceano, California, 1963
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US #5854p
2024 Dunes, Oceano, California, 1963 – Ansel Adams
• Part of the set honoring influential 20th century American photographer Ansel Adams and marks the 40th anniversary of his death
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Ansel Adams
Value: 68¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: May 15, 2024
First Day City: Yosemite National Park, California
Quantity Issued: 20,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 16
Tagging: Phosphor, Block Tag
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate Ansel Adams and the huge impact his photography had on the art world and environmentalism in the United States.
About the stamp design: Shows a black-and-white photograph taken by Adams in 1960. Pictures sand dunes in Oceano, California.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite National Park, California.
History the stamps represent: Ansel Adams is best known for capturing the natural world with realistic, detailed photos. Yet his photos of sand dunes and deserts stand apart, almost surreal and dreamlike.
Adams took a series of photos in Death Valley National Park, White Sands National Monument, and Oceano, California. He was entranced by the desert and the dunes, saying, “The desert experience is primarily one of light; heroic, sunlit desolation and sharp, intense shadows are the basic characteristics of the scene.”
In 1948, Adams created Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley National Monument, California. He drove to the dunes the night before and slept on top of his car. Waking before dawn, he trudged through deep sand, reaching the dunes just before sunrise. He had just enough time to take his photo – within 15 minutes, the sun was up, the shadows were gone, and the dunes appeared flat.
In Dunes, Oceano, California, which is pictured on this 2024 US stamp, Adams seemed to break the landscape into an abstract collage. Different areas of sand have different textures and tones. As Adams pointed out, “The dunes are constantly changing.” The winds reshape the dunes and carve shapes in the sand all the time. So Adams captured a unique moment that will never be seen again.
US #5854p
2024 Dunes, Oceano, California, 1963 – Ansel Adams
• Part of the set honoring influential 20th century American photographer Ansel Adams and marks the 40th anniversary of his death
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Ansel Adams
Value: 68¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: May 15, 2024
First Day City: Yosemite National Park, California
Quantity Issued: 20,000,000
Printed by: Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 16
Tagging: Phosphor, Block Tag
Why the stamp was issued: To commemorate Ansel Adams and the huge impact his photography had on the art world and environmentalism in the United States.
About the stamp design: Shows a black-and-white photograph taken by Adams in 1960. Pictures sand dunes in Oceano, California.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held at the Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite National Park, California.
History the stamps represent: Ansel Adams is best known for capturing the natural world with realistic, detailed photos. Yet his photos of sand dunes and deserts stand apart, almost surreal and dreamlike.
Adams took a series of photos in Death Valley National Park, White Sands National Monument, and Oceano, California. He was entranced by the desert and the dunes, saying, “The desert experience is primarily one of light; heroic, sunlit desolation and sharp, intense shadows are the basic characteristics of the scene.”
In 1948, Adams created Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley National Monument, California. He drove to the dunes the night before and slept on top of his car. Waking before dawn, he trudged through deep sand, reaching the dunes just before sunrise. He had just enough time to take his photo – within 15 minutes, the sun was up, the shadows were gone, and the dunes appeared flat.
In Dunes, Oceano, California, which is pictured on this 2024 US stamp, Adams seemed to break the landscape into an abstract collage. Different areas of sand have different textures and tones. As Adams pointed out, “The dunes are constantly changing.” The winds reshape the dunes and carve shapes in the sand all the time. So Adams captured a unique moment that will never be seen again.