Fundraising stamps often rely on an iconic image to send an important message. But selecting just one animal to represent multiple imperiled species was a challenge.
Nearly every stamp results from a collaboration between an artist and an art director. But how does this work when the artist in question has been gone for decades?
With this stamp, the U.S. Postal Service recognizes Romare Bearden an artist that transformed collage into a forceful means of expression with mainstream appeal.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
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