On view now at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum: “New York City: A Portrait Through Stamp Art”
“New York City: A Portrait Through Stamp Art” opened—today!—at the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum. I was delighted to design the temporary art exhibition, along with a postcard booklet (free for museum visitors to take with them), and a special postal cancellation (available in the museum’s post office).
The thirty pieces of original artwork on display are part of the Postmaster General’s [extensive] Art Collection, and are arranged in six categories: Baseball, Broadway, City Life, Icons, Politics, and Music. (Who knew there were so many New York City-themed stamps?) The artwork was selected to “celebrate important citizens, events and iconic buildings that have defined New York City as one of the greatest cities in the world.”
(photo credit: Fotobriceno)
(photo credit: Fotobriceno)
The exhibition will be on view through March 13, 2017. If you want the distinct pleasure of seeing TWO Christine Lefebvre Design[-ed] exhibits in one museum, “Freedom Just Around the Corner” is also on view at the National Postal Museum, but for only two more months—until February 15, 2016.
