Mark Schuler: George Seferis

Artist: Mark Schuler
1951 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1980
Image Size: 9.25 by 11.5 inches
Overall Size: 15.125 by 17 inches
Medium: Mixed Media on Cold Press Illustration Board

Today, the hot, brilliant sun shines on Greece just as it did thousands of years ago when storytellers recounted the glorious adventures of the gods and goddesses. At this time the ancient cities were also offering the philosophy that individuals should participate in public life. Considering this history of his country, perhaps it was destined that George Seferis of Athens, should find himself immersed in storytelling and public life. He was born in Smyrna (now Izmir, Turkey) in 1900. When he was fourteen years old his family nmoved to Athens, the city of ancient gods and philsophers. Then, in 1918, he journeyed to France to receive his education at the University of Paris. He returned to his homeland in 1925,and just one year later, entered the Greek Foreign Service. In 1956 he became ambassador to the United Nations and then, from 1959 to 1962, served as ambassador to Great Britain. While pursuing his distinguished Foreign Service career, he was also writing the lyrical and symbolical verses that were, in 1963, to earn him the Nobel Prize in literature, making him the first Greek to ever be so honored. The Thrush, written in 1947, and Log Book III, produced in 1955, were selected by the Nobel Prize committee. In these volumes of cryptic poetry he reflects his interest in his homeland's history while also probing the modern Greek way of life. Many of his poems invoke classical Greek themes.

This artwork was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the Greece Europa stamp featured in the 1980 Portraits of Greatness collection.

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