Object Details
- Printer
- American Packaging Corporation
- Description
- The Postal Service issued a 37-cent Andy Warhol commemorative stamp in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of twenty on August 9, 2002, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The stamp, designed by Richard Sheaff of Scottsdale, Arizona, went on sale nationwide on August 10, 2002.
- The Postal Service continued its celebration of the fine arts by paying tribute to Andy Warhol, a leading figure in the pop art movement and one of the most influential artists of his time. Warhol's serial images of celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe and everyday objects such as Campbell's soup cans are perhaps his best-known works. Warhol's paintings achieved instant notoriety in 1962 with the solo exhibition of the now famous "Campbell's Soup Cans" paintings at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles. His influence continues in art and film as well as in a wide range of other creative endeavors throughout contemporary popular culture. The stamp art features Andy Warhol's "Self-Portrait 1964."
- Sennett Security Products printed 61 million stamps in the gravure process.
- Reference:
- Postal Bulletin (July 11, 2002).
- mint
- Credit line
- Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
- August 9, 2002
- Object number
- 2002.2029.115
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (multicolor); self-adhesive
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 9/16 × 1 3/16 in. (3.97 × 3.02 cm)
- Place
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 3652
- National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Art & Photography
- Contemporary (1990-present)
- popular culture
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_2002.2029.115
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm88d050921-b149-43bb-a984-1673e91fe76f
