Michael J. Deas
Award-winning artist Michael J. Deas is well-known for his stamp images which have been honored by the Society of Illustrators with five medals, including two gold awards for James Dean (Legends of Hollywood 1996), and Thornton Wilder (Literary Arts 1997). Recent stamp artwork by Deas includes Ronald Reagan (2005), Gerald R. Ford (2007), Bette Davis (2008), Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (2008), and Edgar Allan Poe (2009).
Deas was one of seven contemporary illustrators featured in an exhibit entitled “Visual Solutions—Seven Illustrators and the Creative Process” at The Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge in Massachusetts (November 1998-May 1999). He was also the subject of an article in Communications Arts (September/October 1998 issue). Clients have included Columbia Pictures, Reader’s Digest, Random House, Chiat/Day, and a number of advertising agencies.
Stamp Designs
32¢ Tennessee Williams, Literary Arts series (1995) w/Carl T. Herrman
32¢ Marilyn Monroe, Legends of Hollywood series (1995) w/Carl T. Herrman
23¢ F. Scott Fitzgerald, Literary Arts series (1996) w/Phil Jordan
32¢ James Dean, Legends of Hollywood series (1996) w/Carl T. Herrman
32¢ Humphrey Bogart, Legends of Hollywood series (1997) w/Carl T. Herrman
32¢ Thornton Wilder, Literary Arts series (1997) w/Phil Jordan
32¢ Stephen Vincent Benét, Literary Arts series (1998) w/Carl T. Herrman
33¢ Thomas Wolfe, Literary Arts series (2000) w/Phil Jordan
37¢ Ogden Nash, Literary Arts series (2002) w/Carl T. Herrman
34¢ Duke Kahanamoku (2002) w/Carl T. Herrman
37¢ Cary Grant, Legends of Hollywood series (2002) w/Carl T. Herrman
37¢ Audrey Hepburn, Legends of Hollywood series (2003) w/Phil Jordan
37¢ William Clark, Lewis & Clark prestige booklet, (2004) w/Phil Jordan
37¢ Meriwether Lewis, Lewis & Clark prestige booklet (2004) w/Phil Jordan
37¢ Lewis & Clark Bicentennial (2004) w/Phil Jordan
37¢ Ronald Reagan (2005) w/Howard E. Paine
41¢ Gerald R. Ford (2007) w/Ethel Kessler
41¢ Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Literary Arts series (2008) w/Carl T. Herrman
42¢ Bette Davis, Legends of Hollywood series (2008) w/Richard Sheaff
42¢ Edgar Allan Poe (2009) w/Carl T. Herrman