3c Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts single

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Object Details

Printer

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Depicts

Charles Willson Peale, American, 1741 - 1827

Description

This Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Issue stamp commemorates the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1805 and is the oldest art museum and school in the United States. The stamp depicts “The Artist in His Museum,” a self-portrait painting by Charles Willson Peale, one of the founders of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. The painting is a part of the museum’s collection.

United States; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; art school; museum; Charles Willson Peale; William Rush; art; sculpture; painting; portrait

Date

January 15, 1955

Object number

1980.2493.5149

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink (rose brown); adhesive / engraving

Place

Pennsylvania

United States of America

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Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

Art & Photography

Education & Teaching

U.S. Stamps

Metadata Usage

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Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm84c899a6a-01cf-4714-b6c8-a3a0a98c083d

Record ID

npm_1980.2493.5149