Central Goldfields Art Gallery Art Talk – Masterpieces in Miniature, Art and Design in Postage Stamps

Masterpieces in Miniature

Art and Design in Postage Stamps

An illustrated talk by Alex Stoneman OAM

Wednesday 7 December 2022 10:30-11:30am

Maryborough Resource Centre Atrium 
91 Nolan Street Maryborough Vic (This venue is wheelchair accessible.)

All Welcome! Gold coin donation, refreshments provided.

Postage stamps have been a feature of life around the world since the issue of the ‘Penny Black’ in Great Britain in 1840.

In this illustrated talk, Alex Stoneman will discuss illustrations of stamps issued by postal authorities from around the world that have reproduced works of famous artists and other artistic commissions.  He will provide fascinating insights into the design process involved in the production of these masterpieces in miniature.

Alex Stoneman has a distinguished career with the Victorian Education Department and is a long-term and much respected tutor with Maryborough U3A.  He has collected and displayed stamps for over sixty years and was presented with an Award of Merit for his contribution to philately in Victoria.