Description：

George Morrison (1919-2000) is considered the grandfather of Native modernism.  A member of the Minnesota Chippewa tribe and the post-war abstract expressionists, he blended his worlds to trailblaze a new art form.

Morrison grew up along the shores of Lake Superior in Chippewa City, Minnesota.  As a boy, he enjoyed collecting driftwood and crafting toys and trinkets for tourists.  Bedridden for 14 months following a surgery to treat tuberculosis, he discovered a love of art that shaped his future.


After studying at the Minnesota School of Art, Morrison went to New York's famed Art Students League.  In the bustling city, he explored cubism and surrealism and joined a group of abstract expressionists who were reinventing art.  Morrison earned wide recognition for his abstract works.

In the 1960s, Morrison grew homesick and returned to his childhood hobby of collecting driftwood.  He used that driftwood to create award-winning sculptures and collages he called "paintings in wood."  They were so popular, they often sold before they were even finished.  In the 1970s, Morrison returned to Minnesota to teach.  He built a home on the shore of Lake Superior and captured the lake's beauty that changed with the time of day, season, and weather.


Morrison earned many awards and was the first Native American to have his art displayed at the White House.  In 2022, he earned a rare honor enjoyed by few artists – five of his paintings were featured on US postage stamps.  Fittingly, the stamps were first issued in Grand Portage, Minnesota, where Morrison spent the last 30 years of his life.

These Forever®stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class MailR one-ounce rate.


Made in the USA.

Product Specs：

Issue: George Morrison Stamps
Item Number: 481800
Denomination & Type of Issue: First-Class Mail Forever
Format: Pane of 20 (5 designs)
Series: N/A
Issue Date & City: April 22, 2022, Grand Portage, MN 55605
Art Director: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria VA
Designer: Antonio Alcalá, Alexandria VA
Existing Art: George Morrison
Existing Photo: Marlene Wisuri
Modeler: Joseph Sheeran
Manufacturing Process: Offset
Printer: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd (APU)
Press Type: Muller A76
Stamps per Pane: 20
Print Quantity: 18,000,000 stamps
Paper Type: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
Adhesive Type: Pressure-sensitive
Colors: Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Pantone Grey 7C
Stamp Orientation: Square
Image Area (w x h): 1.085 x 1.085 in. / 27.559 x 27.559 mm
Overall Size (w x h): 1.225 x 1.225 in. / 31.115 x 31.115 mm
Full Pane Size (w x h): 8.25 x 7.12 in. / 209.55 x 180.848 mm
Press Sheets Size (w x h): 22.50 x 27 in. / 571.5 x 685.8 mm
Plate Size: 180 stamps per revolution
Plate Number: “P” followed by five (5) single digits in two corners
Marginal Markings:
Front: Header: GEORGE MORRISON 1919-2000 American Landscape Painter and Sculptor • Plate number in bottom two corners
Back: ©2021 USPS • USPS logo • 2 barcodes (481800) • Plate position (9) • Promotional text

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