Hudson River School stamps
The US Postal Service is releasing a set of Hudson River School forever stamps on Thursday. The set includes four paintings:
+ Distant View of Niagara Falls (1830) by Thomas Cole, from the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago
+ Summer Afternoon (1865) by Asher B. Durand, from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
+ Sunset (1856) by Frederic Edwin Church, from the collection of the Munson-Williams-Proctor Art Institute
+ Grand Canyon (1912) by Thomas Moran, from the collection of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Oddly enough (well, it's odd to us), none of the four stamps in the Hudson River School set appear to depict a Hudson River location. (The Frederic Edwin Church is apparently thought to perhaps be depicting a scene from New Hampshire.) Sure, "Hudson River School" doesn't necessarily mean "Hudson River," but, you know, the USPS could have done the river valley a philatelic favor.
As you know, the Albany Institute collection includes more than 60 paintings, along with many other materials, from painters associated with the school.
Harvey Milk: The USPS issued a stamp honoring Harvey Milk earlier this year. As you also know, the activist and politician was a UAlbany graduate -- class of 1951.
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My new favorite AOA sentence: "...the USPS could have done the river valley a philatelic favor."
... said Laura on Aug 21, 2014 at 9:28 AM | link