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| Abigail
Adams
Watercolor on board
Artist: Bart
Forbes
Art director: Stevan Dohanos
First day of issue: June 14, 1985
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Best known as a sports illustrator, Bart Forbes revealed
the full range of his artistic talent in this beautiful
painting of Abigail Adams. Working with existing paintings,
engravings, and other historical depictions of Adams,
Forbes created a composite portrait that glows with
life and warmth. |
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