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Thomas Blackshear (Thomas Richman Blackshear II) was born on 14 November, 1955 in Waco, Texas, United States, is an African-American artist. Discover Thomas Blackshear's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?

Popular As Thomas Richman Blackshear II
Occupation Artist
Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 14 November, 1955
Birthday 14 November
Birthplace Waco, Texas, United States
Nationality United States

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1955

Thomas Richman Blackshear II (born November 14, 1955) is an African-American artist, many of whose paintings adorn Evangelical churches.

He is also a sculptor and a designer of ornaments, often of African American themes.

Blackshear was born in Waco, Texas.

He grew up in Atlanta, Georgia.

Blackshear attended the Art Institute of Chicago and then American Academy of Art in Chicago.

1977

Blackshear worked for Hallmark Cards for one year after his 1977 graduation from the American Academy of Art.

Blackshear designed illustrations for numerous postage stamps issued by the United States Postal Service (USPS).

1984

Blackshear also created video game box art, including for Karateka (1984).

1987

  • Jean Baptiste Point du Sable – 22¢ – issued February 20, 1987 (Scott 2249)

  • 1988

  • James W. Johnson – 22¢ – issued February 2, 1988 (Scott 2371)

  • 1989

  • Asa Philip Randolph – 25¢ – issued February 3, 1989 (Scott 2402)

  • 1990

  • Ida B. Wells – 25¢ – issued February 1, 1990 (Scott 2442)

  • 1991

    Blackshear also illustrated the USPS book I Have A Dream: A Collection of Black Americans on U.S. Postage Stamps (1991).

    1992

    A touring exhibit of his Black Heritage works premiered in 1992 at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.

    1993

  • Joe Louis – 29¢ – issued June 22, 1993

  • Jelly Roll Morton

  • James P. Johnson

  • Thelonious Monk

  • Charlie Parker

  • John Coltrane

  • Louis Armstrong

  • Charles Mingus

  • The Wizard of Oz

  • Gone with the Wind

  • Stagecoach

  • Beau Geste

  • Bela Lugosi as Dracula

  • Lon Chaney as The Phantom of the Opera

  • Lon Chaney, Jr., as The Wolf Man

  • Boris Karloff as The Mummy

  • Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's monster

  • 1999

  • James Cagney – single – 33¢ – issued July 22, 1999 (designed by Howard Paine, illustrated by Blackshear)

  • 2004

  • James Baldwin – single – 37¢ – issued June 24, 2004

  • 2010

  • Mother Teresa – issued September 5, 2010

  • 2017

  • Dorothy Height – 49¢ (Forever stamp) – issued February 2, 2017—in conjunction with Lateef Mangum (Scott 474304)

  • 2020

    Multiple pieces of Blackshear's artwork serve as the cover art for American rock band The Killers's sixth studio album Imploding the Mirage (2020) and its singles.

    Blackshear's original oil paintings in the Western Nouveau genre similar to “Dance of the Wind and Storm” and the other pieces used for The Killers's album can be found at the Broadmoor Galleries in Colorado Springs.