Page loaded successfully. Showing biography for Paul Calle.
Paul Calle BIOGRAPHY
1928 New York City - 2010 Stamford, Connecticut. Known for: Frontier and space genre painting, commemorative stamp design.
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist, December 31, 2010. Paul Calle, Postage Stamp Designer, Is Dead at 82. By MARGALIT FOX. The cause was melanoma, said his son Chris, who is also... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist, December 31, 2010. Paul Calle, Postage Stamp Designer, Is Dead at 82. By MARGALIT FOX. The cause was melanoma, said his son Chris, who is also a stamp designer. A longtime Stamford resident, Mr. Calle (pronounced KAL-ee) designed more than 40... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist, December 31, 2010. Paul Calle, Postage Stamp Designer, Is Dead at 82. By MARGALIT FOX. The cause was melanoma, said his son Chris, who is also a stamp designer. A longtime Stamford resident, Mr. Calle (pronounced KAL-ee) designed more than 40 United States stamps, licked by generations of postwar Americans. He was best known for the 10-cent stamp, commissioned by NASA and issued in 1969, commemorating the Apollo 11 moon landing that year.... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist, December 31, 2010. Paul Calle, Postage Stamp Designer, Is Dead at 82. By MARGALIT FOX. The cause was melanoma, said his son Chris, who is also a stamp designer. A longtime Stamford resident, Mr. Calle (pronounced KAL-ee) designed more than 40 United States stamps, licked by generations of postwar Americans. He was best known for the 10-cent stamp, commissioned by NASA and issued in 1969, commemorating the Apollo 11 moon landing that year. His other stamps include ones honoring Gen. Douglas MacArthur (1971), Robert Frost (1974), the International Year of the Child (1979), Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan (1980), Frederic Remington (1981), Pearl S. Buck (1983), the Vietnam Veterans... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist, December 31, 2010. Paul Calle, Postage Stamp Designer, Is Dead at 82. By MARGALIT FOX. The cause was melanoma, said his son Chris, who is also a stamp designer. A longtime Stamford resident, Mr. Calle (pronounced KAL-ee) designed more than 40 United States stamps, licked by generations of postwar Americans. He was best known for the 10-cent stamp, commissioned by NASA and issued in 1969, commemorating the Apollo 11 moon landing that year. His other stamps include ones honoring Gen. Douglas MacArthur (1971), Robert Frost (1974), the International Year of the Child (1979), Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan (1980), Frederic Remington (1981), Pearl S. Buck (1983), the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (1984) and folk-art carousel horses (1988 and again, with new artwork, in 1995). Mr. Calle's work has been... Read full biography
Artist Biography
Biography page for Paul Calle ((1928 - 2010)), known for Frontier and space genre painting, commemorative stamp design. Showing 1 biographical entries and 0 sample artworks.
Paul Calle - Artist Info
About Paul Calle
Biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist, December 31, 2010
Paul Calle, Postage Stamp Designer, Is Dead at 82
By MARGALIT FOX
The cause was melanoma, said his son Chris, who is also a stamp designer.
A longtime Stamford resident, Mr. Calle (pronounced KAL-ee) designed more than 40 United States stamps, licked by generations of postwar Americans. He was best known for the 10-cent stamp, commissioned by NASA and issued in 1969, commemorating the Apollo 11 moon landing that year.
His other stamps include ones honoring Gen. Douglas MacArthur (1971), Robert Frost (1974), the International Year of the Child (1979), Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan (1980), Frederic Remington (1981), Pearl S. Buck (...But wait, there's more...
Displaying 3,210 of 6,107 characters.
Subscriber Members, please Sign In for full artist biographies and all services.
For non-paying users, good news! Full text bios for all artists are available every Friday.
If you are not currently a member, please See Details about membership.