Archives for September 2021

Rehoboth Beach Delaware Post Office

September 26, 2021 By David W. Gates Jr.

Rehoboth Beach DE Post Office 19971 — Rehoboth Beach DE Post Office 1997

ADDRESS: 179 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
ARTIST: Karl Knaths
TTILE: Frontier Mail
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Rehoboth post office is still an active, operating facility, and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1940

This was another stop during my August 2021 road trip. I almost bailed on trying to get here. The traffic was horrible with everyone trying to get to the beach. But I stuck with it to get there and get the building and mural images I wanted.

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Rehoboth Beach DE Post Office 19971 Mural Right

Rehoboth Beach DE Post Office 19971 Mural Left

Rehoboth Beach DE Post Office 19971 Mural Center

Rehoboth Beach DE Post Office 19971 Lobby

Rehoboth Beach DE Post Office 19971 Cornerstone

Rehoboth Beach DE Post Office 19971 Mural Detail

Rehoboth Beach DE Post Office 19971 Mural

Rehoboth Beach DE Post Office 19971 Mural Signature

Sources

Personal visit on 8/14/21 about 11:07 AM by David W. Gates Jr.
Cape Gazette (Rehoboth post office painting is artistic link to federal stimulus | Cape Gazette)
(affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
United States Postal Service
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Karl Knaths | Smithsonian American Art Museum (si.edu)
Museum of Modern Art: Karl Knaths | MoMA

Houston Delaware Post Office

September 25, 2021 By David W. Gates Jr.

ADDRESS: 156 Broad St, Houston, DE 19954

Another stop another dark photo with the sun off to the side of the building. And you though photographing post office buildings was easy. ha!

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Sources

Personal visit on 8/14/21 about 9:49 AM by David W. Gates Jr.
United States Postal Service

Monticello Indiana Post Office

September 25, 2021 By David W. Gates Jr.

ADDRESS: 125 W Broadway St, Monticello, Indiana 47960
ARTIST: Marguerite Zorach
TITLE: Hay Making
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Monticello post office is still an active, operating facility and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the pubic. It resides on the wall in the lobby above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1939

Another fine example of a post office mural. I had the chance to stop in this one during a recent road trip to Indianapolis. It was early on a Saturday morning and it appears the sun rises behind and to the right of the building. Note to self, if I get the chance to stop here again, it would be best to visit in the afternoon when the sun is shining on the front of the building.

The exterior images you see here are darker and not particularly my favorite.

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