Photo Gallery: Edward Hopper Stamp sets sail at The Huntington
Jessica Todd Smith, Virginia Steele Scott Chief Curator of American Art, The Huntington, left, and Michael Madrigal, United States Postal Service Manager of Retail, right, unveil a large copy of Edward Hopper’s “The Long Leg” commemorative postage stamp at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino on Wednesday, August 24, 2011. The United States Postal Service held a brief ceremony to unveil the new stamp at the Huntington. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
American First Day Cover Society’s Kathy Clements shows a collector’s card of Edward Hopper’s “The Long Leg” commemorative postage stamp at the Huntington. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
Lori Ann Achzet, center, has some newly released stamps postmarked by volunteer Kathy Clements at the first-day issue event for Edward Hopper’s “The Long Leg” commemorative postage stamp at the Huntington. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
American First Day Cover Society’s Kathy Clements shows a collector’s card of Edward Hopper’s “The Long Leg” commemorative postage stamp at the Huntington. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
The United States Postal Service unveiled Edward Hopper’s “The Long Leg” commemorative postage stamp based on this painting, at the Huntington. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
American First Day Cover Society member Richard Jenson of Long Beach looks at Edward Hopper’s “The Long Leg” original painting at the Huntington. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
American First Day Cover Society member Ron Sobel prepares some Edward Hopper’s “The Long Leg” commemorative postage stamp envelopes at the Huntington. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
Collector’s postcards of Edward Hopper’s “The Long Leg” first-day issue commemorative postage stamp are separated so the ink does not run at the Huntington. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
American First Day Cover Society’s Kathy Clements prepares a collector’s postcard of Edward Hopper’s “The Long Leg” commemorative postage stamp at the Huntington. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)
Richard Jenson of Long Beach holds some first-day issue commemorative postage stamps for Edward Hopper’s “The Long Leg” in front of the original painting at the Huntington. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)