Monday, April 25, 2016

Howard Koslow

[USA] (b 1924/d 2016)


"Howard Koslow was awarded an Art League scholarship to Pratt Institute in New York City. He graduated in 1944 and went on to apprentice with French poster artist Jean Carlu at the latter's New York City studio. Koslow went on to study painting at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and graphics at the School of Visual Arts (NYC). Some of Koslow's works are at the United States Air Force Academy and The Pentagon. Several of his paintings which were commissioned by NASA are on exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum, Washington D.C. and the NASA Art Gallery, Kennedy Space Center."


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USA 1971 "10th Anniversary of the Antartic Treaty" (1) [Recess] Sc(1431) 



USA 1972 "Centenary of the National Parks System" (8,8,1) [Recess][Litho] Sc(1452)



USA 1983 "Centenary of Brooklyn Bridge" (1) [Engr (E.P. Archer)(R.G. Culin)][Recess] Sc(2041)



USA 1983 "50th Anniversary of Tennesee Valley Authority" (1) [Engr (G.J. Slaght)][Recess][Photo] Sc(2042)



USA 1985 "Rural Electrification Administration" (1) [Recess][Photo] Sc(2144)



USA 1987 "200th Anniversary of the Signing of the Constitution" (1) [Litho][Recess] Sc(2360)



USA 1989/1990 "Constitution Bicentennial Series" (4,4,4) [Litho][Recess] Sc(2412,...,2415)



USA 1990 "Lighthouses" (5,5,5) [Litho][Recess] Sc(2470,...,2474) [ images credit of Stampworld ]



USA 1994 "Jazz and Blues Singers" (8,8,4) [Litho] Sc(2854,2856,2858,2860)



USA 1995 "Great Lakes Lighthouses" (5,5,5) [Photo] Sc(2969,...,2973)





[Issues of the Series "Lighthouses" from 1995 on  ("South Eastern Lighthouses", "Pacific coast Lighthouses", "Gulf coast Lighthouses" and finally in 2013 New England Lighthouses") , have Artwork (Illustrations) of Howard Koslow , but the stamps cannot be considered to be his creation] 



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