My Uncle Tom
You might think this post has to do with issues relating to racism. But you'd be wrong. Because my Uncle Tom has nothing to do with race relations.
But my Uncle Tom Engeman is probably one of the most recognized artists in the US. His work doesn't hang in the MOMA or Met, but maybe it should. Tom's art is ubiquitous and is known to all of us. Why? Because he designs stamps for the US Postal Service and has been doing it for years.
Here are some of his stamps. And this is but a very small sample that I got from Googling Tom. Try it yourself. I'd bet you've all seen at least one and probably more of these.
nice .... very nice ...
Some of his works have that Andy Warhol look to them .
Posted by: simon | April 07, 2004 at 09:23 PM
I especially like the eagle designs =)
As a cartoonist who draws excleusively on the back of business cards, my hat goes off to anybody who can make it happen in a very limited space.
(Tips hat to Uncle Tom...)
Posted by: hugh macleod | April 08, 2004 at 07:53 AM
Tom should publish a book of his designs...I guess the USPS owns the copyrights.
Posted by: Jerry | April 08, 2004 at 09:10 PM
Wow! nice stamps... I collect coins but a friend of mine would be happy to have such stamps:))
Posted by: Lingerie Girl | May 05, 2004 at 05:38 PM
My grandmother dated a photographer/author/artist named Jack Engeman in Baltimore for several years (1960's). I have one of his photographs on my mantel. Was he Tom's father?
Posted by: Kathy Conklin | September 05, 2004 at 11:17 PM
Regarding your Uncle Tom -
I am doing a stamp exhibit at the Rocky Mountain Stamp Show in May in Denver. I am featuring the Sea Coast stamp (designed by Tom).
My question is that I see him identified as from Brunswick, MD. But elsewhere I also see Carbondale, Colorado listed?
If he does, indeed, live in Colorado this wouls be a nice additional comment to the exhibit.
Thanks for any information.
Ron
Posted by: Ronald Hill | March 17, 2005 at 10:26 AM