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November is Native American Heritage Month, and we’re celebrating with a look at some of our favorite Native American-themed stamps. This one features two Tlingit sculptures, dated circa 1890, likely used to illustrate the story of Salmon Boy, a youth who lived for a time with the Salmon People in their supernatural realm beneath the sea. Wood sculpture was a fundamental form of artistic expression among the men of the Northwest Coast tribes, and objects carved and painted in their distinctive style were eagerly sought by tourists and collectors. This stamp was issued in 2004, as part of the Art of the American Indian stamp pane.

November is Native American Heritage Month, and we’re celebrating with a look at some of our favorite Native American-themed stamps. This one features two Tlingit sculptures, dated circa 1890, likely used to illustrate the story of Salmon Boy, a youth who lived for a time with the Salmon People in their supernatural realm beneath the sea. Wood sculpture was a fundamental form of artistic expression among the men of the Northwest Coast tribes, and objects carved and painted in their distinctive style were eagerly sought by tourists and collectors.

This stamp was issued in 2004, as part of the Art of the American Indian stamp pane.

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Famed Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi was born 107 years ago today. A leading figure in the history of 20th-century sculpture, Noguchi also worked as a set designer and furniture maker during his long and prolific career. In 1985 he established the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum in Long Island City, New York. Mother and Child, pictured here, was created by Noguchi between 1944-47. This stamp was issued in 2004 as part of a Isamu Noguchi pane, celebrating the centennial of his birth.

Famed Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi was born 107 years ago today. A leading figure in the history of 20th-century sculpture, Noguchi also worked as a set designer and furniture maker during his long and prolific career. In 1985 he established the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum in Long Island City, New York. Mother and Child, pictured here, was created by Noguchi between 1944-47.

This stamp was issued in 2004 as part of a Isamu Noguchi pane, celebrating the centennial of his birth.

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Legendary Mexican artist Frida Kahlo married the prominent painter and muralist David Rivera on this day in 1940 - Rivera’s 54th birthday. Kahlo’s work has significantly influenced Chicana artists in the United States, and since the mid-1970s she has been a role model for women in the Mexican-American and feminist communities. Frida Kahlo is one of only a few people featured on stamps who were not American citizens. Do you know who some of the others are?

Legendary Mexican artist Frida Kahlo married the prominent painter and muralist David Rivera on this day in 1940 - Rivera’s 54th birthday. Kahlo’s work has significantly influenced Chicana artists in the United States, and since the mid-1970s she has been a role model for women in the Mexican-American and feminist communities.

Frida Kahlo is one of only a few people featured on stamps who were not American citizens. Do you know who some of the others are?

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