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8.29.2008

New stamp an early sketch of Birmingham Museum of Art's Bierstadt


"...At first glance, a light-strewn image of Yosemite Valley on a new commemorative stamp is a dead ringer for Albert Bierstadt's "Looking Down Yosemite Valley" at the Birmingham Museum of Art. But don't be fooled. The stamp pictures "Valley of the Yosemite," a Bierstadt painting from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Issued Aug. 14, it is the eighth entry in the United States Postal Service's "American Treasures" series. ..."  
Source: al.com




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