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Olympic Games: Women’s Gymnastics
Airbrush and ink on paper affixed to board
Artist: Richard
Waldrep
Art director: Carl T. Herrman
First day of issue: May 2, 1996
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To honor all Olympic athletes rather than specific competitors,
Richard Waldrep disguised the identities of the subjects
taken from his source photos. In this painting, a careful
blend of light and dark spaces draws attention away
from the gymnast’s obscured face while forming
a beautiful composition in its own right. |
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