COLLECTION NAME:
RIT CARY GRAPHIC DESIGN ARCHIVES COLLECTION
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RIT CARY GRAPHIC DESIGN ARCHIVES COLLECTION
Collection
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Filename:
cc20201102_faulconer_004
filename
cc20201102_faulconer_004
Filename
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Identifier:
cc20201102_faulconer_004
identifier
cc20201102_faulconer_004
Identifier
false
Title:
First Day of Issue Ceremony Love Stamp
title
First Day of Issue Ceremony Love Stamp
Title
false
Creator:
Faulconer, Mary (1911–2011)
creator
Faulconer, Mary (1911–2011)
Creator
false
Subject:
invitations
subject
invitations
Subject
false
Subject:
postage stamps
subject
postage stamps
Subject
false
Summary:
Invitation to the First Day of Issue Ceremony Love Stamp.
A special U.S. Postal Service stamp for occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries and weddings as well as those times when special sentiments are being sent to someone special.
Mary Faulconer designed the 20c stamp using flowers of New York City as the elements of the letters of the word "LOVE". She selected each flower on the basis of its color and shape to "give form to the word and convey a sense of meaning, delicacy and strength at the same time".
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts, which houses significant examples of European, Asian, and American art. Its collection includes paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and decorative arts.
A special U.S. Postal Service stamp for occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries and weddings as well as those times when special sentiments are being sent to someone special.
Mary Faulconer designed the 20c stamp using flowers of New York City as the elements of the letters of the word "LOVE". She selected each flower on the basis of its color and shape to "give form to the word and convey a sense of meaning, delicacy and strength at the same time".
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts, which houses significant examples of European, Asian, and American art. Its collection includes paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and decorative arts.
description
Invitation to the First Day of Issue Ceremony Love Stamp.
A special U.S. Postal Service stamp for occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries and weddings as well as those times when special sentiments are being sent to someone special.
Mary Faulconer designed the 20c stamp using flowers of New York City as the elements of the letters of the word "LOVE". She selected each flower on the basis of its color and shape to "give form to the word and convey a sense of meaning, delicacy and strength at the same time".
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts, which houses significant examples of European, Asian, and American art. Its collection includes paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and decorative arts.
Summary
false
Publisher:
The U.S. Postal Service
publisher
The U.S. Postal Service
Publisher
false
Digital Publisher:
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
digital_publisher
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
Digital Publisher
false
Date of Original:
1982
date
1982
Date of Original
false
Date of Digitization:
2020
date_of_digitization
2020
Date of Digitization
false
Broad Type:
still image
broad_type
still image
Broad Type
false
Specific Type:
invitations
type
invitations
Specific Type
false
Digital File Format:
jpeg
format
jpeg
Digital File Format
false
Physical Format:
invitations
physical_format
invitations
Physical Format
false
Dimensions of Original:
25 x 17.5 cm
dimensions_of_original
25 x 17.5 cm
Dimensions of Original
false
Language:
English
language
English
Language
false
Original Item Location:
CSC-0093, "Box: 1"
relation
CSC-0093, "Box: 1"
Original Item Location
false
Library Collection:
Mary Faulconer papers
original_item_location
Mary Faulconer papers
Library Collection
false
Digital Project:
2022_0029_faulconer
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2022_0029_faulconer
Digital Project
false
Catalog Record:
catalog_record
https://archivesspace.rit.edu/repositories/3/resources/1032
Catalog Record
false
Place:
Boston - Massachusetts
coverage
Boston - Massachusetts
Place
false
Rights:
RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
rights
RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
Rights
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