New USPS Stamps Feature Work by Emilio Sánchez, Under-Known Painter of Expressive Cityscapes

Painter Emilio Sánchez has made history as the first Cuban American visual artist to be featured in a new series of Forever stamps released by the United States Postal Service. Released this year in honor of the centennial anniversary of his birth, the stamps will feature four of his colorful paintings and lithographs: Los Toldos (1973), Ty’s Place (1976), En el Souk (1972) and Untitled (Ventanita entreabierta) (1981).
Sánchez, who died in 1999, is acclaimed for his “ar