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Artist: Robert M. Cunningham
Art director: Bradbury Thompson
First day of issue: September 28, 1979
Acrylic on paper mounted to board
Artists commissioned to create new Olympics stamps typically have to find fresh ways to depict familiar subjects. Robert M. Cunningham solves this problem admirably by focusing on the mesmerizing forms and shapes of three runners frozen in time.
