2020 First-Class Forever Stamps,Ruth Asawa: Miniature Single-Lobed, Three Layered Continuous Form
# 5509 - 2020 First-Class Forever Stamps - Ruth Asawa: Miniature Single-Lobed, Three Layered Continuous Form
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US #5509
2020 Untitled Sculpture From 1980 – 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: In the art world, Ruth Asawa was known for her intricate wire sculptures. But in San Francisco, she earned the reputation as the “Fountain Lady” for the ornate fountains she designed throughout the city.
Asawa’s first fountain, Andrea, was for Ghirardelli Square. It was her first public commission and first major representational work. It depicts two mermaids with frogs, turtles, and lily pads, showing what wonders may lay beneath the water’s surface. The square’s landscape architect had wanted an abstract work and called for the fountain to be replaced. But the public loved it so much that they fought to keep it.
A number of Asawa’s sculptures did take more abstract forms. Several were inspired by origami, the Japanese art of paper folding. A pair of origami fountains in San Francisco’s Japantown represent lotus blooms. Her 13-foot Aurora is a wheel-shaped steel structure that has water flowing from its top and sides.
Asawa also worked in relief, as with her History of Wine for Beringer Winery. The large vase-shaped fountain is covered with depictions of events from the history of wine culture in California’s Napa Valley.
Asawa’s fountains remain popular today. On a daily basis, countless people stop to take pictures of her whimsical creations, examine the fine details, and appreciate how they flow with their surroundings.
US #5509
2020 Untitled Sculpture From 1980 – 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: In the art world, Ruth Asawa was known for her intricate wire sculptures. But in San Francisco, she earned the reputation as the “Fountain Lady” for the ornate fountains she designed throughout the city.
Asawa’s first fountain, Andrea, was for Ghirardelli Square. It was her first public commission and first major representational work. It depicts two mermaids with frogs, turtles, and lily pads, showing what wonders may lay beneath the water’s surface. The square’s landscape architect had wanted an abstract work and called for the fountain to be replaced. But the public loved it so much that they fought to keep it.
A number of Asawa’s sculptures did take more abstract forms. Several were inspired by origami, the Japanese art of paper folding. A pair of origami fountains in San Francisco’s Japantown represent lotus blooms. Her 13-foot Aurora is a wheel-shaped steel structure that has water flowing from its top and sides.
Asawa also worked in relief, as with her History of Wine for Beringer Winery. The large vase-shaped fountain is covered with depictions of events from the history of wine culture in California’s Napa Valley.
Asawa’s fountains remain popular today. On a daily basis, countless people stop to take pictures of her whimsical creations, examine the fine details, and appreciate how they flow with their surroundings.