{"id":12921,"date":"2021-11-01T19:59:23","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T23:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=12921"},"modified":"2022-06-06T20:12:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T00:12:35","slug":"george-morrison-u-s-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=12921","title":{"rendered":"George Morrison (U.S. 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Announced November 1, 2021:<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>One of the nation\u2019s greatest modernist artists and a founding figure of Native American modernism, George Morrison (1919-2000) challenged prevailing ideas of what Native American art should be, arguing that an artist\u2019s identity can exist independently from the nature of the art he creates. Morrison is best known for his abstract landscapes and monumental wood collages. A pane of 20 colorful stamps showcases five of Morrison\u2019s artworks. The selvage features a photograph of the artist in his home studio. Antonio Alcal\u00e1 was the art director and designer for this stamp pane.<\/p>\n

The Scott catalogue number for this issue:<\/p>\n

5688 Sun and River
\na. Imperforate
\n5689 Phenomena Against the Crimson: Lake Superior Landscape
\na. Imperforate
\n5690 Lake Superior Landscape
\na. Imperforate
\n5691 Spirit Path, New Day Red Rock Variation: Lake Superior Landscape
\na. Imperforate
\n5692 Untitled
\na. Imperforate
\nb. Vert. strip of 5, #5688-5692
\nc. Imperforate vert. strip of 5, #5688-5692<\/p>\n

Additional information will be posted below the line, with the newest at the top.<\/p>\n

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Updated March<\/span> 30th:<\/strong><\/span>
\nHere is what the full pane looks like:\"\"<\/a>Updated March<\/span> 30th:<\/strong><\/span>
\nHere are the designs for the first-day postmarks: \"\"<\/a>The Digital Color Postmark measures 2.89″ x 1.12<\/span>“.\u00a0 \"\"<\/a>The Pictorial Postmark measures 2.19″ x 1.17<\/span>“. \"\"<\/a>The “Special” postmark is for use only by post offices after the first-day. We do not have a measurement for it.<\/p>\n

Updated March<\/span> 17th:<\/strong><\/span>
\n[press release] [click on any of the pictures for larger versions]<\/em><\/span>
\nNative American Modernist Artist George Morrison Memorialized
\non New Forever Stamps<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

WHAT:<\/strong><\/span> The U.S. Postal Service honors George Morrison (1919-2000), one of the nation\u2019s greatest modernist artists and founding figure of Native American modernism, with a set of \"\"<\/a>five stamps showcasing his work.<\/p>\n

The first-day-of-issue event for the George Morrison Forever stamps is free and open to the public. News of the stamps is being shared with the hashtag#GeorgeMorrisonStamps.<\/p>\n

WHO:<\/strong><\/span> Steve Monteith, chief customer and marketing officer and executive vice president, U.S. Postal Service<\/p>\n

Briand Mesaba Morrison, Grand Portage Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, musician and interdisciplinary artist<\/p>\n

Hazel Belvo, artist and Minneapolis College of Art and Design Professor Emerita<\/p>\n

Kristin Makholm, art historian and co-author of the book Modern Spirit: The Art of George Morrison<\/p>\n

Andrea Carlson, (Grand Portage Anishinaabe and Scandinavian descent), visual artist and writer<\/p>\n

Christina Woods (Anamacikwe), Member of the Bois Forte Tribal Nation,
\nExecutive Director Duluth Art Institute, US Senate Curatorial Advisory Board<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>John Morrin (Giniwogichada), committeeman, Grand Portage Tribal Council<\/p>\n

Robert Deschampe, Grand Portage Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Chairman of Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Drost, Grand Portage Ojibwe, Executive Director of the Cook County\/Grand Marais Joint Economic Development Authority<\/p>\n

WHEN:<\/strong><\/span> Friday, April 22, 2022, at 1 p.m. CDT<\/p>\n

WHERE:<\/strong><\/span>
\nGrand Portage National Monument
\n170 Mile Creek Road
\nGrand Portage, MN 55605<\/p>\n

RSVP:<\/strong><\/span> Dedication ceremony attendees are encouraged to RSVP at:usps.com\/georgemorrison<\/p>\n

BACKGROUND:<\/strong> <\/span>One of the nation\u2019s greatest modernist artists and a founding figure of Native American modernism, George Morrison challenged prevailing ideas of what Native American art should be, arguing that an artist\u2019s identity can exist independently from the nature of the art he creates. He is best known for his abstract landscape paintings and monumental wood collages, which draw on childhood memory and reflect a deep and abiding connection with the natural world.<\/p>\n

Many of his works feature a prominent horizon line inspired consciously and subconsciously by his childhood on the shore of Lake Superior. Representing the space where sky and water meet, the horizon line also marks the boundary between known and unknown, a mystery that Morrison repeatedly explored, even as he continued to refine his modernist vision.<\/p>\n

Updated March 10th:<\/strong><\/span>
\nNote the date change in the Postal Bulletin<\/em>:<\/p>\n

On April 22, 2022, in Grand Portage, MN, the United States Postal Service\u00ae will issue the \"\"<\/a>George Morrison stamps (Forever\u00ae priced at the First-Class Mail\u00ae rate) in five designs, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 481800). The stamps will go on sale nationwide April 22, 2022, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.<\/p>\n

With these stamps, the Postal Service\u2122 recognizes George Morrison (1919\u20132000), one of the nation\u2018s greatest modernist artists. The pane of 20 stamps showcases five of Morrison\u2018s abstract landscapes:<\/p>\n