2017 First-Class Forever Stamp,Andrew Wyeth Paintings: "Frostbitten"
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US #5212e
2017 “Frostbitten” – 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 “Frostbitten” (1962).
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 is known in the art world as an American realist and regionalist painter, but his own views of himself are a bit different.
Realism is art that attempts to accurately duplicate a scene from life. It does not include anything the artist did not see in front of him. Many realist painters choose landscapes or other everyday subjects for their work.
Artists who consider themselves realists focus on portraying their subjects as precisely as possible. Andrew Wyeth did not always follow this convention. He often modified the scenes he saw before him to better suit his tastes. In Christina’s World, for instance, Wyeth painted the barn and house far apart when they were very close together in reality. Wyeth labeled himself as more of an abstractionist than a realist, saying, “My people, my objects breathe in a different way: there’s another core – an excitement that’s definitely abstract.”
A realist or not, Andrew Wyeth’s goal as an artist was to “peer into something, a simple object, and realize the profound meaning of that thing.” He focused on regional subjects in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, and Cushing, Maine, seeking to showcase the extraordinariness in the everyday. Wyeth sought to create the same reactions in others he felt while painting – giving his work impressive depth.
US #5212e
2017 “Frostbitten” – 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 “Frostbitten” (1962).
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 is known in the art world as an American realist and regionalist painter, but his own views of himself are a bit different.
Realism is art that attempts to accurately duplicate a scene from life. It does not include anything the artist did not see in front of him. Many realist painters choose landscapes or other everyday subjects for their work.
Artists who consider themselves realists focus on portraying their subjects as precisely as possible. Andrew Wyeth did not always follow this convention. He often modified the scenes he saw before him to better suit his tastes. In Christina’s World, for instance, Wyeth painted the barn and house far apart when they were very close together in reality. Wyeth labeled himself as more of an abstractionist than a realist, saying, “My people, my objects breathe in a different way: there’s another core – an excitement that’s definitely abstract.”
A realist or not, Andrew Wyeth’s goal as an artist was to “peer into something, a simple object, and realize the profound meaning of that thing.” He focused on regional subjects in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, and Cushing, Maine, seeking to showcase the extraordinariness in the everyday. Wyeth sought to create the same reactions in others he felt while painting – giving his work impressive depth.