ADDRESS: 300 South Lincoln Avenue, Bridgeport, Ohio, 43912
ARTIST: Richard Kenah
TITLE: Ohio Harvest
MEDIUM: Oil on Canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Bridgeport post office is still an active, operating facility and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. The mural resides in the lobby on a wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1940
My goal for the road trip I took in October of 2022 was to specifically visit this one. It was the winner in the 1939 48 Sate mural competition.
I had a great trip, it was very early in the morning when I made it here. The sun was just coming up. The heavy shadow you see just below the building is the bridge behind me from where I was photographing.
Sadly, the lobby was closed on the weekend when I made my initial stop. I returned three days later during business hours to get the mural images. This visit took me to 23 post offices.
Interesting this is the third entry I have recorded here on Post Office Fans, a popular stop.
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 10/23/2022 at 8:42 AM and 10/26/2022 at 3:19 PM by David W. Gates Jr.
- United States Postal Service
- (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
- Parma Conservation (https://parmaconservation.com)
