2017 First-Class Forever Stamp,Andrew Wyeth Paintings: "Wind From the Sea"
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US #5212a
2017 “Wind from the Sea” – Paintings by Andrew Wyeth
• One of 12 stamps celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of Andrew Wyeth
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Paintings by Andrew Wyeth
Value: 49¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: July 12, 2017
First Day City: Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Quantity Issued: 25,200,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 12
Tagging: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
Why the stamp was issued: For the 100th birth anniversary of famed American artist Andrew Wyeth.
About the stamp design: Pictures the Andrew Wyeth painting “Wind from the Sea” (1947.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, the location of Andrew Wyeth’s home and studio.
About the Paintings by Andrew Wyeth set: Includes 12 stamps issued for the 100th birth anniversary of Andrew Wyeth. Designs picture the Andrew Wyeth paintings “Wind from the Sea” (1947), “Big Room” (1988), “Christina’s World” (1948), “Alvaro and Christina” (1968), “Frostbitten” (1962), “Sailor’s Valentine” (1985), “Soaring” (1942-1950), “North Light” (1984), “Spring Fed” (1967), “The Carry” (2003), “Young Bull” (1960), and “My Studio” (1974). The selvage of the pane of 12 pictures a black-and-white photograph of Andrew Wyeth from the 1930s.
History the stamp represents: Andrew Wyeth was an American artist born in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. During his childhood, Wyeth was ill so often he was forced to leave school. After that, he received his education from his father, famous illustrator N.C. Wyeth. N.C. had his son study Robert Frost, Henry David Thoreau, and other great literary masters. Their works first influenced Andrew to paint the beauty he found in nature.
Most of Andrew Wyeth’s life was spent in his hometown. He painted a variety of subjects in Chadds Ford, but his favorite seemed to be Karl and Anna Kuerner’s farm. Wyeth produced countless paintings and sketches of their property throughout his lifetime.
When not in Chadds Ford, Wyeth lived in his summer home in Cushing, Maine. He found an endless supply of inspiration in Maine’s people and completed many paintings while there. One of the most famous is Wind from the Sea, a highly detailed tempera depicting sheer curtains blowing into an upstairs room of the Olson house in Cushing, Maine.
Wyeth’s passion for the Pennsylvania and Maine countrysides gave his paintings a quality few have matched. He captured the true essence of his subjects for all to see. Because of this, Wyeth’s works have become an important part of American art history.
US #5212a
2017 “Wind from the Sea” – Paintings by Andrew Wyeth
• One of 12 stamps celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of Andrew Wyeth
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Paintings by Andrew Wyeth
Value: 49¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: July 12, 2017
First Day City: Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Quantity Issued: 25,200,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 12
Tagging: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
Why the stamp was issued: For the 100th birth anniversary of famed American artist Andrew Wyeth.
About the stamp design: Pictures the Andrew Wyeth painting “Wind from the Sea” (1947.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony was held in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, the location of Andrew Wyeth’s home and studio.
About the Paintings by Andrew Wyeth set: Includes 12 stamps issued for the 100th birth anniversary of Andrew Wyeth. Designs picture the Andrew Wyeth paintings “Wind from the Sea” (1947), “Big Room” (1988), “Christina’s World” (1948), “Alvaro and Christina” (1968), “Frostbitten” (1962), “Sailor’s Valentine” (1985), “Soaring” (1942-1950), “North Light” (1984), “Spring Fed” (1967), “The Carry” (2003), “Young Bull” (1960), and “My Studio” (1974). The selvage of the pane of 12 pictures a black-and-white photograph of Andrew Wyeth from the 1930s.
History the stamp represents: Andrew Wyeth was an American artist born in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. During his childhood, Wyeth was ill so often he was forced to leave school. After that, he received his education from his father, famous illustrator N.C. Wyeth. N.C. had his son study Robert Frost, Henry David Thoreau, and other great literary masters. Their works first influenced Andrew to paint the beauty he found in nature.
Most of Andrew Wyeth’s life was spent in his hometown. He painted a variety of subjects in Chadds Ford, but his favorite seemed to be Karl and Anna Kuerner’s farm. Wyeth produced countless paintings and sketches of their property throughout his lifetime.
When not in Chadds Ford, Wyeth lived in his summer home in Cushing, Maine. He found an endless supply of inspiration in Maine’s people and completed many paintings while there. One of the most famous is Wind from the Sea, a highly detailed tempera depicting sheer curtains blowing into an upstairs room of the Olson house in Cushing, Maine.
Wyeth’s passion for the Pennsylvania and Maine countrysides gave his paintings a quality few have matched. He captured the true essence of his subjects for all to see. Because of this, Wyeth’s works have become an important part of American art history.