Black
Heritage:
Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable
Airbrush, ink, and gouache on board
Artist: Thomas
Blackshear II
Art director: Jerry Pinkney
First day of issue: February 20, 1987
This striking portrait commemorates the businessman
and pioneer who is often honored as the founder of Chicago.
By including evocative images of a rural landscape and
log cabin, artist Thomas Blackshear underscores Du Sable’s
role on the American frontier.
