World Stamp Today:
JANUARY 26, 2022
On January 26, 2022, the 45th stamp in the Black Heritage series honors Edmonia Lewis, the first African American and Native American sculptor to earn international recognition.
USPS art director Antonio Alcala designed the stamp. The stamp features a portrait of Lewis, painted by Alex Bostic and based on a photograph by Augustus Marshall made in Boston between 1864 and 1871.
"As the first African American and Native American sculptor to earn international recognition, Edmonia Lewis challenged social barriers and assumptions about artists in mid-19th century America," -USPS.
(Concept and research: Richard Allan Uy) All rights reserved
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