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Kahanamoku
Oil on board
Artist: Michael
J. Deas
Art director: Carl T. Herrman
First day of issue: August 24, 2002
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Details in stamp art are often intended to convey information
strictly through visual cues. In this painting, the
glimpse of Diamond Head in the background acknowledges
the subject as uniquely Hawaiian. Kahanamoku’s
clothing identifies him as a champion swimmer, and the
surfers suggest his role in popularizing an ancient
Polynesian sport. |
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