Trailblazers and Trendsetters

A prominent star of stage, screen, radio, and especially television, Lucille Ball {1911-1989} set a new standard for physical comedy. During the 1950s she endeared herself to television viewers as Lucy Ricardo in I Love Lucy, which teamed Ball with her real-life husband Desi Arnaz. She appeared regularly on American television for the next three decades and in more than 70 movies. Ball was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1989.

Artist: Drew Struzan
Art Director: Derry Noyes
Medium: Acrylic & Prismacolor
Year of Issue: 1993

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