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Winter Games:
Speed Skater
Oil on paper on board
Artist: Robert
M. Cunningham
Art director: Bradbury Thompson
First day of issue: February 1, 1980
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A vivid sense of motion animates this artwork by Robert
M. Cunningham. The creator of ten stamps honoring Olympic
sports, Cunningham renders a speed skater as an almost
abstract composition, using flashes of bright color
and an off-center design to convey speed and purpose.
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