Campana de la vieja iglesia, OLD MEETING-HOUSE BELL
Amo tu venero musical
Tañe a través del aire
Dulcemente pleno y honesto
Como en los tiempos tempranos
Cuando escuché sus rimas
HDT
¡Cuán perfectamente nuevo y fresco es percibido el
mundo cuando contemplamos una miríada de reflejos de brillante y blanca luz
solar sobre una corriente ondulada! Tan lejana del polvo y del decaimiento, más
brillante que el destello de un ojo.
HDT
Diario 24 de mayo de 1860
Hay dos mundos-la oficina postal y la Naturaleza.Yo conozco ambos.
HDT
Diario 3 de enero de 1853
The U.S.
Postal Service celebrates writer, philosopher, and naturalist Henry David
Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) on the bicentennial year of his birth. The
stamp art is an oil-on-panel painting of Thoreau’s face based on a famous 1856
daguerreotype by Benjamin Maxham. On the right side of the stamp is Thoreau’s
signature of his last name. Below the signature is a branch of sumac leaves.
With Thoreau’s personal example of simple living, his criticism of materialism, and the timeless questions he raises about the place of the individual in society and humanity’s role in the natural world, he continues to inspire new generations to assert their independence, reinterpret his legacy, and ask challenging questions of their own. Sam Weber of Brooklyn, NY, was the stamp artist. Art director Greg Breeding of Charlottesville, VA, designed the stamp.
With Thoreau’s personal example of simple living, his criticism of materialism, and the timeless questions he raises about the place of the individual in society and humanity’s role in the natural world, he continues to inspire new generations to assert their independence, reinterpret his legacy, and ask challenging questions of their own. Sam Weber of Brooklyn, NY, was the stamp artist. Art director Greg Breeding of Charlottesville, VA, designed the stamp.
“Historical
portraits are always difficult, as my artistic abilities inevitably fall short
in capturing the special quality individuals like this have on our hearts. I’m
grateful for this unique opportunity, and I hope that I’ve done the man some
justice.”
El anterior sello, de 1967, fue elaborado por Leonard Baskin
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