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The National Endowment for the Arts has selected Joel Iskowitz to be awarded the designation of Master Designer to join the United States Mint's Artistic Infusion Program which creates our nations' coins and medals.
Since his distinction as a Master Designer in the U.S.Mint's AIP, Joel Iskowitz has had a number of his designs minted for United States Coinage. 2006 The American Eagle Platinum Coin,"Legislative Muse" 2007 The John Adams Presidential Dollar Coin 2007 The James Madison Presidential Dollar Coin 2007 The Dolley Madison first Spouse Gold Reverse. November 19, 2007: Joel Iskowitz had his artwork for the Dolley Madison Gold First Spouse coin dislayed at the White House at a debut ceremony and reception which he attended. 2008 will feature a number of new mintings including the Arizona Statehood Quarter Dollar reverse and the Silver Dollar Bald Eagle Commemorative coin.

We look forward to welcoming you to browse through our collection of the orignal art of Joel Iskowitz,
widely considered to be the world's preeminent philatelic artist.

For three decades Joel Iskowitz has created artwork that has graced the covers of books, periodicals , journals and postage stamps world wide. He is also an active Air Force artist, having documented missions from Cape Canaveral to commemorative ceremonies in India , China and Japan, with a number of oils in the USAF permanent collection, including a major piece which hangs in the distinguished visitor's lounge at Andrews AFB. Mr.Iskowitz has been invited twice to document Space Shuttle missions and his artwork is on permanent display at the NASA Kennedy Space Center Museum. contact usMr.Iskowitz's artwork has been featured in many international journals,private and public collections including the permanent collections of NASA and the US Airforce Art Program.Author Tom Wolfe has called the artwork of Joel Iskowitz "a fabulous and wonderful accomplishment".