2019 First-Class Forever Stamp,Ellsworth Kelly: "Spectrum I"
# 5385 - 2019 First-Class Forever Stamp - Ellsworth Kelly: "Spectrum I"
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US #5385
2019 Spectrum I – 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 Spectrum I (1953).
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: Like many American artists before him, Ellsworth Kelly was drawn to study in Paris. The six years he spent there opened his eyes as a painter and helped him discover the artistic vision that would define the rest of his career.
Having spent time in Paris as a soldier during World War II, Kelly already had a fascination with the city. He used his GI Bill to study at the National School of Fine Arts and made money teaching art classes at another school. While in Paris, Kelly had his first exhibitions and met a number of artists who influenced his work.
Kelly experienced several breakthroughs while in Paris. For instance, he found himself discovering what he did not want to include in paintings. By removing extra marks, lines, and edges, he developed a simpler, more direct interpretation of the world.
Kelly also noted that while on a visit to a museum, he found himself more drawn to the windows than the art. He created his own version of the windows and claimed that “Painting as I had known it was finished for me.” After that, he considered everything he saw to be something he could make, “and it had to be made exactly as it was, with nothing added.” For the rest of his life, Kelly’s art reflected this new approach, directly inspired by his years in Paris.
US #5385
2019 Spectrum I – 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 Spectrum I (1953).
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: Like many American artists before him, Ellsworth Kelly was drawn to study in Paris. The six years he spent there opened his eyes as a painter and helped him discover the artistic vision that would define the rest of his career.
Having spent time in Paris as a soldier during World War II, Kelly already had a fascination with the city. He used his GI Bill to study at the National School of Fine Arts and made money teaching art classes at another school. While in Paris, Kelly had his first exhibitions and met a number of artists who influenced his work.
Kelly experienced several breakthroughs while in Paris. For instance, he found himself discovering what he did not want to include in paintings. By removing extra marks, lines, and edges, he developed a simpler, more direct interpretation of the world.
Kelly also noted that while on a visit to a museum, he found himself more drawn to the windows than the art. He created his own version of the windows and claimed that “Painting as I had known it was finished for me.” After that, he considered everything he saw to be something he could make, “and it had to be made exactly as it was, with nothing added.” For the rest of his life, Kelly’s art reflected this new approach, directly inspired by his years in Paris.