Photograph and Video by Hulki Okan Tabak. Limited Edition of 1. Minted November 11, 2020. Exclusively for KnownOrigin. Music by taskinjura from Pixabay and the piece is Mezhdunami - Uncut Gems.

Edwin McMasters Stanton was an American lawyer and politician who served as Secretary of War under the Lincoln Administration during most of the American Civil War. George Washington was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Previously, he led Patriot forces to victory in the nation's War for Independence. They appear on a United States stamp collection from 1870 and I have started to build this piece from actual used physical copies of those stamps.

With this video the USA 1870 series is concluded. Images are variations and derivations on the photographs from this session. The video is 15 seconds long with the intention to be looped. It's a soothing introspective outlook. A closure..

This is the 5th piece of a 5 artwork series that involves Edwin Stanton and George Washington from actual used 1870 stamps. The series consists of 4 digitally manipulated photographs and a video file. Various digital tools were used in creating the final images.