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1998 32c Four Centuries of American Art: Mark Rothko
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US #3236t
1998 Mark Rothko
- Shows detail from 12, 1951
- From a pane featuring 20 art pieces produced by American artists
- Part of Classic Collection series
Stamp Category: Commemorative,
Set: Four Centuries of American Art
Value: 32¢, First Class Mail Rate
First Day of Issue: August 27, 1998
First Day City: Santa Clara, California
Quantity Issued: 4,000,000
Printed by: Sennett Security Products
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Pane of 20
Perforations: 10.2
Why the stamp was issued: This stamp is part of a pane highlighting 20 of the most important American works of art produced in the last 400 years.
About the stamp design: The stamps show details from 20 works. Howard Paine, a USPS art director, designed the layout for the pane. He consulted with an expert on American art in choosing which paintings to include. Paine arranged the art in chronological order.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue ceremony took place at the opening event of Stampshow 98, which took place in Santa Clara, California.
About the Classic Collection series: The Classic Collections series began in 1994 with the Legends of the West issue. The idea originated from Carl Burcham, manager of stamp and product marketing for USPS at the time. Each Classic Collections set consists of a pane of 20 different semi-jumbo stamps with descriptive selvage at the top (header) and informational text on the back of each stamp beneath the gum. The stamps are “broadly defined, Americana-themed subjects.”
The series began six years earlier with the infamous Legends of the West sheet in 1994. Each sheet in the series would have the same unique 20-stamp format. Each would have broadly defined Americana themes, exceptional artwork, a banner printed on the selvage of the sheet, and descriptive text on the back of each stamp. Additionally, postal cards with matching artwork would be issued to coordinate with a few of the sheets.
In 1998, the sixth addition to the series honored four centuries of American Art. The text on the back of the pane reads, “The American artists represented here were born in diverse places around this country, as well as elsewhere. Some were self-taught, others were academically trained… These images … reflect some of the enduring themes in American visual arts: a concern with individuality in a democratic society, reverence for the variety of landscape across the continent, down-to-earth realism, and a recurring sense of optimism and energy.”
History the stamp represents: Mark Rothko was born Marcus Rothkowitz to a well-educated family in Dvinsk, Russia in 1903. Persecution forced his family to immigrate to America, where they settled in Portland, Oregon. Rothko went to Yale University in 1921 on a full scholarship but left during his second year. He soon moved to New York City and began studying painting.
A member of the abstract expressionist movement, Rothko’s paintings are characterized by large, boldly simplified abstract forms. He relied chiefly on color and vague boundaries to create a range of moods.
In 1933, Rothko was featured in a one-man exhibition at the Museum of Art in Portland. A few months later, his paintings were exhibited at the Contemporary Arts Gallery in New York City. He was employed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) for many years, producing scenes of isolated subway riders.
Rothko’s works of the 1930s and 1940s show his interest in Greek mythology and religious tragedy. By 1950, he had mastered the format which would become his signature – two or three soft-edged rectangles stacked on top of each other. In 1967, he completed 14 murals for the interdenominational Rothko Chapel in Houston.
US #3236t
1998 Mark Rothko
- Shows detail from 12, 1951
- From a pane featuring 20 art pieces produced by American artists
- Part of Classic Collection series
Stamp Category: Commemorative,
Set: Four Centuries of American Art
Value: 32¢, First Class Mail Rate
First Day of Issue: August 27, 1998
First Day City: Santa Clara, California
Quantity Issued: 4,000,000
Printed by: Sennett Security Products
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Pane of 20
Perforations: 10.2
Why the stamp was issued: This stamp is part of a pane highlighting 20 of the most important American works of art produced in the last 400 years.
About the stamp design: The stamps show details from 20 works. Howard Paine, a USPS art director, designed the layout for the pane. He consulted with an expert on American art in choosing which paintings to include. Paine arranged the art in chronological order.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue ceremony took place at the opening event of Stampshow 98, which took place in Santa Clara, California.
About the Classic Collection series: The Classic Collections series began in 1994 with the Legends of the West issue. The idea originated from Carl Burcham, manager of stamp and product marketing for USPS at the time. Each Classic Collections set consists of a pane of 20 different semi-jumbo stamps with descriptive selvage at the top (header) and informational text on the back of each stamp beneath the gum. The stamps are “broadly defined, Americana-themed subjects.”
The series began six years earlier with the infamous Legends of the West sheet in 1994. Each sheet in the series would have the same unique 20-stamp format. Each would have broadly defined Americana themes, exceptional artwork, a banner printed on the selvage of the sheet, and descriptive text on the back of each stamp. Additionally, postal cards with matching artwork would be issued to coordinate with a few of the sheets.
In 1998, the sixth addition to the series honored four centuries of American Art. The text on the back of the pane reads, “The American artists represented here were born in diverse places around this country, as well as elsewhere. Some were self-taught, others were academically trained… These images … reflect some of the enduring themes in American visual arts: a concern with individuality in a democratic society, reverence for the variety of landscape across the continent, down-to-earth realism, and a recurring sense of optimism and energy.”
History the stamp represents: Mark Rothko was born Marcus Rothkowitz to a well-educated family in Dvinsk, Russia in 1903. Persecution forced his family to immigrate to America, where they settled in Portland, Oregon. Rothko went to Yale University in 1921 on a full scholarship but left during his second year. He soon moved to New York City and began studying painting.
A member of the abstract expressionist movement, Rothko’s paintings are characterized by large, boldly simplified abstract forms. He relied chiefly on color and vague boundaries to create a range of moods.
In 1933, Rothko was featured in a one-man exhibition at the Museum of Art in Portland. A few months later, his paintings were exhibited at the Contemporary Arts Gallery in New York City. He was employed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) for many years, producing scenes of isolated subway riders.
Rothko’s works of the 1930s and 1940s show his interest in Greek mythology and religious tragedy. By 1950, he had mastered the format which would become his signature – two or three soft-edged rectangles stacked on top of each other. In 1967, he completed 14 murals for the interdenominational Rothko Chapel in Houston.
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