Print for the USPS Emancipation Proclamation Forever Stamp: Museum Object and Cultural History
Print for the USPS Emancipation Proclamation Forever Stamp: Date: ca. 2013. Subject of: Gail Anderson, American, born 1962. Type: prints.
The object in the museum catalogue
A print for the USPS Emancipation Proclamation Forever Stamp. The rectangular sheet has a white background and is covered in text in black ink that reads [HENCEFORWARD / SHALL BE / FREE / EMANCIPATION / PROCLAMATION / ABRAHAM LINCOLN / ***1863*** / FOREVER*** USA]. The immediate background to the text is done in horizontal swaths of yellow, green and blue colors, with some patches of reddish orange. They are applied to the sheet in broad horizontal strokes that have uneven strokes at the margins. The print is hand signed by the artist at bottom right: [Gail Anderson].
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 2013
- Subject of: Gail Anderson, American, born 1962
- Type: prints
- Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions: H x W: 22 × 14 in. (55.9 × 35.6 cm)
- Place depicted: United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Art
- Topic: Design
- Topic: Emancipation
- Topic: Graphic design
- Topic: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Object number: 2020.11.26
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gail Anderson
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © United States Postal Service Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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