The United States Postal Service regularly honors influential and beloved figures of history with Forever stamps. Emilio Sanchez, a Cuban artist who lived in New York, is the latest figure to be honored with a Forever stamp.
Sanchez is famous for this lithographs that explored light and shadows using buildings in Mexico, the Caribbean, and the United States. The Cuban artist became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1968 and spent his life living in New York and creating art.
Sanchez moved to New York in 1952 after attending Columbia University and working on his craft. His first art show was in New York in 1949 and his career grew quickly after that with his work showed in New York and Mexico City in 1951.
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The Laboratory Series, an ongoing Black-identified artist showcase co-hosted by R.A.C.E. Matters SLO and the Harold J. Miossi Art Gallery, holds its next virtual program with special guest speaker Carlos Martiel, on Thursday, Jan. 28, starting at 5 p.m. This artist talk series is offered via Zoom, and admission to join the meeting is free. Martiel graduated from Havana s National Academy of Fine Arts in 2009 and has worked as a prolific artist since, earning numerous awards, including the Franklin Furnace Fund, Arte Laguna, and a CIFOS Program Award. Martiel s performance art has been showcased in multiple countries, including the Stedelijk Museum in the Netherlands, La Tertulia Museum in Colombia, MACZUL in Venezuela, the Nitsch Museum in Italy, and several other venues. His works are also included in various private and public collections in the U.S., including in the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York and the Perez Art Museum of Miami in Florida.