2020 55c First-Class Forever Stamps,Ruth Asawa: Multiple Hanging Lobes
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US #5513
2020 Six Untitled Sculptures From Various Years – 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 six untitled Ruth Asawa wire sculptures.
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: Though Ruth Asawa built her career as a sculptor, it was drawing and painting that first drew her to a career in art.
Growin up on her family’s farm, Asawa recalled riding on the tractor and dragging her feet in the dirt. She made endless hourglass figures that were later seen in her sculptures. She studied calligraphy in school and enjoyed drawing, usually cartoons such as Little Orphan Annie and Blondie.
When Asawa went to art school, it was to become a painter. While she soon became enamored with wire sculptures, drawing and painting were always a part of her life. She drew every day – before her family woke up, while watching TV, and at meetings. Asawa’s drawings were a daily exercise she used to help her see the world around her. In later years, Asawa returned to painting. These were figurative works of plants and flowers, one of her favorite subjects in sculpture as well.
Asawa also experimented with printmaking. In 1965, she joined a fellowship aimed at reviving the art of traditional lithography. She later said she wished she had another lifetime to dedicate to it.
Whether drawing in space with sculpture, or on paper, Asawa was always experimenting with shape and space. As her children recalled, she was always making art – “it was part of her everyday existence.”
US #5513
2020 Six Untitled Sculptures From Various Years – 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 six untitled Ruth Asawa wire sculptures.
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: Though Ruth Asawa built her career as a sculptor, it was drawing and painting that first drew her to a career in art.
Growin up on her family’s farm, Asawa recalled riding on the tractor and dragging her feet in the dirt. She made endless hourglass figures that were later seen in her sculptures. She studied calligraphy in school and enjoyed drawing, usually cartoons such as Little Orphan Annie and Blondie.
When Asawa went to art school, it was to become a painter. While she soon became enamored with wire sculptures, drawing and painting were always a part of her life. She drew every day – before her family woke up, while watching TV, and at meetings. Asawa’s drawings were a daily exercise she used to help her see the world around her. In later years, Asawa returned to painting. These were figurative works of plants and flowers, one of her favorite subjects in sculpture as well.
Asawa also experimented with printmaking. In 1965, she joined a fellowship aimed at reviving the art of traditional lithography. She later said she wished she had another lifetime to dedicate to it.
Whether drawing in space with sculpture, or on paper, Asawa was always experimenting with shape and space. As her children recalled, she was always making art – “it was part of her everyday existence.”