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Box 111

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Correspondence, 1953-1954

 File — Box: 111, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: In April 1954, Kimball was asked by United States Postmaster General Summerfield to oversee the United States Post Office's Program of Competition for the design of a limited number of postage stamps. The program was a collaboration between the Post Office and the Commission of Fine Arts, and offered an opportunity, according to Kimball, "to disseminate better taste...and to encourage the best artistic talent of the country by employing artists of ability." During his short involvement with...
Dates: 1953-1954