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| Literary
Arts: Thomas Wolfe
Oil on board
Artist: Michael
J. Deas
Art director: Phil Jordan
First day of issue: October 3, 2000
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Because of its key role in Thomas Wolfe’s novel
Look Homeward, Angel, a stone angel also serves
as a powerful symbol in this painting. The wistful figure
depicted behind Wolfe was based on a statue discovered
by the artist in a New Orleans cemetery. |
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