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
- January 15, 1955
- Object number
- 1980.2493.5149
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (rose brown); adhesive / engraving
- Place
- Pennsylvania
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 1064
- National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Art & Photography
- Education & Teaching
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.5149
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm84c899a6a-01cf-4714-b6c8-a3a0a98c083d
