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Ward Brackett

Ward Brackett (April 2, 1914 – December 14, 2006) was an American artist who created for paperback books and magazines, including the Reader's Digest and Cosmopolitan. He lived in Westport, Connecticut, for 59 years and was a member of the Society of Illustrators, the Silvermine Arts Guild and the Westport Arts Center. • Illustration — Commemoration of the 1970 anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, by Ward Brackett

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Ward Brackett

Commemoration of the 1970 anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution; the amendment was ratified in 1920 and provided for women's suffrage. Stamp collectors likely often refer to the stamp as U.S. Scott 1406.

Ward Brackett, designer · United States Postal Service or the predecessor postal agency of the U.S. government of the time · Public domain

Born
1914
Died
2006
Nationality
United States
Occupation
painter

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Ward Brackett (April 2, 1914 – December 14, 2006) was an American artist who created for paperback books and magazines, including the Reader's Digest and Cosmopolitan. He lived in Westport, Connecticut, for 59 years and was a member of the Society of Illustrators, the Silvermine Arts Guild and the Westport Arts Center. • Illustration — Commemoration of the 1970 anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, by Ward Brackett

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