All five issuances in the Lighthouses series are the product of the same creative team: artist Howard Koslow and Art Director Howard Paine. An art director at the National Geographic Society for more than 30 years and a former member of the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, Paine has supervised the design of more than 400 U.S. postage stamps.
California-based artist Kazu Sano, who also created the art for the popular Longfellow & Sinatra stamps, worked with art director Derry Noyes to recreate the iconic Bob Hope.
In this continuation of our July interview, Paine shares the details of the Flags of Our Nation stamps: discussing how the designs emerged, his role as art director, and his relationship with friend and stamp artist Tom Engeman.
Four times a year, CSAC members gather to weigh the hundreds of ideas and visual concepts vying to become stamps. Join us for an exclusive look inside a CSAC meeting.
For Sally Andersen-Bruce, Animal Rescue: adopt a shelter pet was more than a photography assignment. It was an opportunity to bring a personal passion to a whole new level.
Hawaiian Rain Forest is the final chapter in the Nature of America story. Learn how one small assignment grew into a remarkable series of 120 stamps that spanned 12 years.
