About This Stamp
Sweden Post called on engraver Piotr Naszarkowski to incise a likeness of Greta Garbo from a black-and-white image made by portrait photographer Clarence Sinclair Bull during the filming of As You Desire Me (1932), an adaptation of a play by Luigi Pirandello. Bull considered Garbo’s face "…the most inspirational [he] ever photographed." In celebration of its joint stamp issuance with Sweden Post, the U.S. Postal Service used an almost identical engraving (note the curl over Garbo's right eye) by Naszarkowski on its 2005 stamp.
As You Desire Me © 1932 Turner Entertainment Co. A Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. All Rights Reserved. Garbo™ 2005 Harriett Brown & Company, Inc. Licensed by Global Icons. All Rights Reserved.
Art Director
Carl T. Herrman
As an art director for the U.S. Postal Service® for more than 15 years, Carl T. Herrman designed more than 50 stamps and guided more than 250 stamp projects, including Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Humphrey Bogart, and Comic Strip Classics. He also served as art director for five of the Celebrate the Century stamp panes. He has won more than 260 awards for design and design management, including two gold medals from the Society of Illustrators.
Herrman’s career has included positions as Director of Creative Services and adjunct professor at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, and Director of Marketing and Publications for the University of California at Irvine. He has provided consulting services for the Smithsonian Institution, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and numerous academic institutions. Herrman lives in Carlsbad,California.