Legends of American Music, Jazz Musicians series: Ten single 32¢ stamps issued September 16, 1995. The production was designed by Dean Mitchell and illustrated by Blackshear.
Hollywood's Golden Era Movie series: Four stamps, printed in one block, were dedicated March 23, 1990, in Hollywood as a prelude to the 62nd Academy Awards. 1990 marked the 50th anniversary of each film's having received nominations in 1939 for the 1940 Academy Awards. Each stamp resembles a miniature movie poster. Clockwise from the upper left:
Classic Movie Monsters: Five movie monsters issued September 30, 1997, in a pane of twenty 32¢ stamps. The selvage contains a photograph of each actor and his signature. The production was designed by Derry Noyes (whose father is the late architect Eliot Noyes) and illustrated by Blackshear.
A touring exhibit of his Black Heritage works premiered in 1992 at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.[8] Blackshear also illustrated the USPS book I Have A Dream: A Collection of Black Americans on U.S. Postage Stamps (1991).[4] Multiple pieces of Blackshear's artwork serve as the cover art for American rock band The Killers's sixth studio album Imploding the Mirage (2020) and its singles. Blackshear's original oil paintings in the Western Nouveau genre similar to “Dance of the Wind and Storm” and the other pieces used for The Killers's album can be found at the Broadmoor Galleries in Colorado Springs.
Works and publications
Blackshear, Thomas (1993). The African American Tradition: Heroes of Our Heritages. Trumbull, CT: Greenwich Workshop, Inc. OCLC 34829260.
Blackshear, Thomas (painting by); Lessin, Roy (heart reflections written by) (1996). Forgiven: A Collection. Colorado Springs, CO: Chariot Victor Publications. ISBN978-1-884-00988-4. OCLC 883406076.
^ abBiographical notes 2007-08-11 at the Wayback Machine, Ebony Society of Philatelic Events and Reflections. Accessed online 5 November 2006.
^USPS Historian, ed. (May 2020) [August 2013]. "African American Subjects on United States Postage Stamps" (PDF). Postal History. United States Postal Service. pp. 1–6. Retrieved November 3, 2020 (citing which stamps are part of the Black Heritage series){{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^Black Heritage Stamp Issues 1978 to 2002 2006-10-27 at the Wayback Machine, Ebony Society of Philatelic Events and Reflections. Accessed 5 November 5, 2006.
Jeff Sharlet (2005). "Soldiers of Christ: I. Inside America's most powerful megachurch". Harper's. 310 (1860): 41–54.. The article is illustrated with Blackshear's artwork.
External links
BlackshearOnline.com
The Premiere Community of Thomas Blackshear Enthusiasts
Thomas Blackshear's Gallery
Blackshear at United States Postal Service
Thomas Blackshear on the African American Visual Artists Database
Broadmoor Galleries, Colorado Springs, CO showing Thomas Blackshear's Western Nouveau Original Oil Paintings
January 07, 2023
thomas, blackshear, thomas, richman, blackshear, born, november, 1955, african, american, artist, many, whose, paintings, adorn, evangelical, churches, also, sculptor, designer, ornaments, often, african, american, themes, work, studiobornthomas, richman, blac. Thomas Richman Blackshear II born November 14 1955 1 is an African American artist many of whose paintings adorn Evangelical churches He is also a sculptor and a designer of ornaments often of African American themes Thomas Blackshear IIThomas Blackshear II at work in his studioBornThomas Richman Blackshear II 1955 11 14 November 14 1955 age 67 Waco Texas United StatesOccupationArtistYears active1987 present Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Works and publications 4 Awards and honors 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksEarly life EditBlackshear was born in Waco Texas He grew up in Atlanta Georgia Blackshear attended the Art Institute of Chicago and then American Academy of Art in Chicago Blackshear worked for Hallmark Cards for one year after his 1977 graduation from the American Academy of Art 2 3 Career EditBlackshear designed illustrations for numerous postage stamps issued by the United States Postal Service USPS 4 5 6 Black Heritage series initiated in 1978 Jean Baptiste Point du Sable 22 issued February 20 1987 Scott 2249 James W Johnson 22 issued February 2 1988 Scott 2371 Asa Philip Randolph 25 issued February 3 1989 Scott 2402 Ida B Wells 25 issued February 1 1990 Scott 2442 Dorothy Height 49 Forever stamp issued February 2 2017 in conjunction with Lateef Mangum Scott 474304 7 Single Joe Louis 29 issued June 22 1993Legends of American Music Jazz Musicians series Ten single 32 stamps issued September 16 1995 The production was designed by Dean Mitchell and illustrated by Blackshear Eubie BlakeJelly Roll MortonJames P JohnsonErroll GarnerThelonious MonkColeman HawkinsCharlie ParkerJohn ColtraneLouis ArmstrongCharles MingusHollywood s Golden Era Movie series Four stamps printed in one block were dedicated March 23 1990 in Hollywood as a prelude to the 62nd Academy Awards 1990 marked the 50th anniversary of each film s having received nominations in 1939 for the 1940 Academy Awards Each stamp resembles a miniature movie poster Clockwise from the upper left The Wizard of OzGone with the WindStagecoachBeau GesteClassic Movie Monsters Five movie monsters issued September 30 1997 in a pane of twenty 32 stamps The selvage contains a photograph of each actor and his signature The production was designed by Derry Noyes whose father is the late architect Eliot Noyes and illustrated by Blackshear Bela Lugosi as DraculaLon Chaney as The Phantom of the OperaLon Chaney Jr as The Wolf ManBoris Karloff as The MummyBoris Karloff as Frankenstein s monsterStars of stage and screenJames Cagney single 33 issued July 22 1999 designed by Howard Paine illustrated by Blackshear Literary Arts James Baldwin single 37 issued June 24 2004Nobel Peace Prize humanitarianMother Teresa issued September 5 2010 A touring exhibit of his Black Heritage works premiered in 1992 at the Smithsonian Institution s National Museum of American History 8 Blackshear also illustrated the USPS book I Have A Dream A Collection of Black Americans on U S Postage Stamps 1991 4 Multiple pieces of Blackshear s artwork serve as the cover art for American rock band The Killers s sixth studio album Imploding the Mirage 2020 and its singles Blackshear s original oil paintings in the Western Nouveau genre similar to Dance of the Wind and Storm and the other pieces used for The Killers s album can be found at the Broadmoor Galleries in Colorado Springs Works and publications EditBlackshear Thomas 1993 The African American Tradition Heroes of Our Heritages Trumbull CT Greenwich Workshop Inc OCLC 34829260 Blackshear Thomas painting by Lessin Roy heart reflections written by 1996 Forgiven A Collection Colorado Springs CO Chariot Victor Publications ISBN 978 1 884 00988 4 OCLC 883406076 Awards and honors Edit2020 Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame 9 References Edit Thomas Richman Ii Blackshear Texas Birth Index FamilySearch 14 November 1955 Thomas Blackshear General News News The American Academy of Art AAA www aaart edu Retrieved 27 December 2018 Thomas Blackshear Artists Trailside Galleries www trailsidegalleries com Retrieved 27 December 2018 a b Biographical notes Archived 2007 08 11 at the Wayback Machine Ebony Society of Philatelic Events and Reflections Accessed online 5 November 2006 USPS Historian ed May 2020 August 2013 African American Subjects on United States Postage Stamps PDF Postal History United States Postal Service pp 1 6 Retrieved November 3 2020 citing which stamps are part of the Black Heritage series a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link Black Heritage Stamp Issues 1978 to 2002 Archived 2006 10 27 at the Wayback Machine Ebony Society of Philatelic Events and Reflections Accessed 5 November 5 2006 Store USPS USPS com Store store usps com Retrieved 2017 02 28 Thomas Blackshear II GreenwichWorkshop com Accessed online 5 November 2006 Thomas Blackshear Further reading EditJeff Sharlet 2005 Soldiers of Christ I Inside America s most powerful megachurch Harper s 310 1860 41 54 The article is illustrated with Blackshear s artwork External links EditBlackshearOnline com The Premiere Community of Thomas Blackshear Enthusiasts Thomas Blackshear s Gallery Blackshear at United States Postal Service Thomas Blackshear on the African American Visual Artists Database Broadmoor Galleries Colorado Springs CO showing Thomas Blackshear s Western Nouveau Original Oil Paintings Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Blackshear amp oldid 1124221251, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
