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| Legends
of Hollywood: James Dean
Oil on board
Artist: Michael
J. Deas
Art director: Carl T. Herrman
First day of issue: June 24, 1996
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Even when a portrait is the key element in a stamp design,
the background is often charged with symbolic meaning.
Here the stormy skies behind James Dean convey inner
turbulence; the open plains below suggest the settings
of his films and key places in his life. |
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