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Thomas Blackshear 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. Blackshear designed illustrations for numerous postage stamps issued by the United States Postal Service (USPS),〔(Biographical notes ), Ebony Society of Philatelic Events and Reflections. Accessed online 5 November 2006.〕 including four in the Black Heritage stamp series:〔(Black Heritage Stamp Issues 1978 to 2002 ), Ebony Society of Philatelic Events and Reflections. Accessed 5 November 5, 2006.〕 * Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Scott # 2249, issued February 20, 1987 * James W. Johnson, Scott # 2371, issued February 2, 1988 * Asa Philip Randolph, Scott # 2402, issued February 3, 1989 * Ida B. Wells, Scott # 2442, issued February 1, 1990 A touring exhibit of his Black Heritage works premiered in 1992 at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.〔(Thomas Blackshear II ), GreenwichWorkshop.com. Accessed online 5 November 2006.〕 Other U.S. postage stamps with Blackshear illustrations include portraits of Joe Louis, Jelly Roll Morton and Thelonious Monk for the Jazz Series, and illustrations for stamps commemorating James Cagney, ''The Wizard of Oz'', ''Gone with the Wind'', ''Beau Geste'' and ''Stagecoach'' for the Classic Hollywood Movies series, as well as several stamps for Classic Movie Monsters. He also illustrated the USPS book ''I Have A Dream: A Collection of Black Americans on U.S. Postage Stamps'' (1991).〔 ==References== ---- *. The article is illustrated with Blackshear's artwork. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Blackshear」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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