Lou Nolan (artist) facts for kids

1. "Heritage" (1959): This is one of Nolan's most famous Navy images. It shows a Navy Petty Officer holding a child's hand on a pier, looking at the historic ship USS Constitution (also known as Old Ironsides). Nolan's brother and son posed for this painting. It was used for many years, even during and after the Vietnam War.
2. "Night Run" – "Fly Navy" (1975): This poster features a famous drag racer, Tom McEwen, and his "Funny Car" with "Fly Navy" written on the side.
3. "Navy Pilot" (1977): Nolan designed and illustrated this poster about Navy pilots.
4. "Travel Navy": This poster shows two small Chinese boats in the foreground with the USS Miller (DD–535) anchored in Hong Kong Harbour in the background.
5. "Peak Performance – Fly Navy": This poster shows a Navy jet flying over a city, with other jets and Navy ships below.
6. "Sail With the Bold Ones" – "Navy": This poster shows a sailor on a ship with the American Flag, and the USS Saratoga (CV–60) in the background.
7. "Ready for Action" – "Navy": This poster shows a sailor in combat gear on a battleship.
8. "Command the Bold Ones" – "Navy" (1968): This was a recruiting poster for Navy officers.
9. "Navy" – "Horizons Unlimited": This poster features Douglas A-4 Skyhawk jets.
10. "Esteemed" – "Navy": This poster shows portraits of two sailors, one female and one male.
11. "Then As Now ... Guardians of Freedom" – "Navy" (1966): This poster shows a modern sailor and officer with colonial sailors and the American flag in the background. It was made during the Vietnam War.
12. "Pride" – "Navy": This poster shows two sailors on an aircraft carrier looking at the flight deck.
13. "Serve With Pride" – "Navy".
14. "Serve With Pride and Patriotism" – "Navy" (1966): This poster shows portraits of three modern Navy women: an enlisted sailor, a nurse, and an officer.
15. "Fly Your Own Jet" – "U.S. Navy" – "It's An Education": This poster features an aviator adjusting his helmet.
16. "Strong for Peace" – "Navy" (1972): This painting shows a Navy seaman and another combat-ready person with the USS John Paul Jones (DDG–32) battleship in the background.

1. "Our American Eagles" (c. 1976): This poster for the U.S. Air Force celebrates the American Bicentennial (200 years). It shows three Air Force personnel from different eras: an airman, a World War I pilot, and an astronaut. In the background, you can see different aircraft, from early bi-planes to modern jets.

1. 1970: "The Grand Tour": This artwork for NASA's JPL showed the Pioneer 10 spacecraft traveling far beyond the orbit of Pluto.
2. 1984: Nolan designed a special patch for NASA. This patch was worn by Christa McAuliffe, a schoolteacher who was part of the Space Shuttle Challenger mission and sadly died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.

Transportation Series (1981–1995)

1. 3.4¢ "School Bus" stamp (1985): This stamp showed a 1920s-style school bus.
2. 17¢ "Dog Sled" stamp (1986): This stamp featured a 1920s Alaskan dog sled.
3. 5¢ "Milk Wagon 1900s" stamp (1987).
4. 5.3¢ "Elevator 1900s USA" stamp (1988): This stamp showed an elevator from the turn of the century.
5. 16.7¢ "Popcorn Wagon" stamp (1988): This stamp featured a "Number 1 Wagon" popcorn machine.

Other Cool Stamps

100th Anniversary of the Accounting Profession in the United States:

1. 22¢ "CPA" stamp (1987).

President Reagan's "Take Pride in America" Campaign

1. 14¢ postcard (1987): This postcard showed a beautiful Western Mountain Scene.

Constitution Series

1. 25¢ "Bill of Rights" stamp (1989).

The Centennial of the "Pledge of Allegiance"

1. 29¢ "I Pledge Allegiance" stamp (1992): This stamp featured an American flag.

Opening of the National Postal Museum Commemoration (1993)

Lou Nolan and Richard W. Schlecht helped design these stamps.

1. 29¢ "Charles Lindbergh Single" stamp (1993): This stamp showed a portrait of famous aviator Charles Lindbergh, along with an early mailplane, a mail truck, and a railway mail car.
2. 29¢ "Benjamin Franklin Single" stamp (1993): This stamp featured Benjamin Franklin, known as a printer, postmaster, and statesman, with a printing press, a mail rider on a horse, and Independence Hall.
3. 29¢ "Civil War Soldier Single" stamp (1993): This stamp showed a Civil War soldier playing a drum, with a Pony Express rider and a stagecoach in the background.
4. 29¢ "California Gold Rush Miner's Letter Single" stamp (1993): This stamp showed a letter with famous old stamps on it, along with a modern barcode.

Traditional and Contemporary Christmas Stamps (pull toys)

1. 29¢ "Christmas Greetings – Toys booklet Multiple" stamp (1992).
2. 29¢ "Toy Horse Booklet Single" stamp (1992).
3. 29¢ "Toy Train Engine Booklet Single" stamp (1992): This stamp showed a toy locomotive.
4. 29¢ "Toy Engine Booklet Single" stamp (1992): This stamp showed a toy fire pumper.
5. 29¢ "Toy Steamboat Booket Single" stamp (1992): This stamp showed a toy steamboat.
6. 29¢ "Christmas Stocking" stamp (1994).

Rate Change Series

1. G-rate "Old Glory" stamp (1994): This stamp showed an American flag and was set at a value of 32¢.

American Design Series (2002–2008)

This series of stamps highlighted objects that are both useful and beautiful from different parts of American history and cultures.

1. 5¢ "American Toleware" stamp (2002, 2004): This stamp featured a toleware coffee pot. Toleware is a type of painted tin.
2. 10¢ "The American Clock" stamp (2002, 2003, 2006, 2008): This stamp showed the face of a "banjo clock" made around 1805.
3. 4¢ "The Chippendale Chair" stamp (2004, 2007, 2014): Nolan's illustration for this stamp was based on a fancy Chippendale chair with carvings.
4. 1¢ "The Tiffany Lamp" stamp (2003, 2007, 2008): This stamp showed a beautiful lamp designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, known for its Art Nouveau style.
5. 2¢ "Navajo Jewelry" stamp (2004, 2006, 2007, 2011): This stamp featured a squash blossom necklace, a type of traditional Navajo jewelry.