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Pocahontas Arkansas Post Office

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Pocahontas AR Post Office 72455
Pocahontas AR Post Office 72455

ADDRESS: 501 Broadway St., Pocahontas, Arkansas, 72455

This was another post office we visited during our vacation in April of this year. Luckily we also found the former building which I’ll post another day.

I don’t have any record of the original Pocahontas building contains artwork, so this one is puzzling. Does anyone out there know the name or artist of this mural? Needless to say I was quite surprised when I saw this one in the lobby.

From the signature I make out the name “Lisa Kung-Smith. A basic online search does NOT revel much. So I’m going to TAG this post for Help from the audience? Who knows more about this piece? Any other resources I’m overlooking?

We had a nice visit to Arkansas and I’m anxious to return.

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

Pocahontas Arkansas Post Office 72455
Pocahontas Arkansas Post Office 72455 Dedication Plaque
Pocahontas Arkansas Post Office 72455 Lobby
Pocahontas Arkansas Post Office 72455 Mural Detail
Pocahontas Arkansas Post Office 72455 Mural Detail
Pocahontas Arkansas Post Office 72455 Mural Detail
Pocahontas Arkansas Post Office 72455
Pocahontas Arkansas Post Office 72455
Pocahontas Arkansas Post Office 72455 Mural Signature
Pocahontas Arkansas Post Office 72455 Mural Detail
Pocahontas Arkansas Post Office 72455 Mural Detail
Pocahontas AR Post Office 72455
Pocahontas Arkansas Post Office 72455 Mural

“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”

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  • Personal visit on 4/25/2018 by David W. Gates Jr
  • United States Postal Service

Barnesville Ohio Post Office – Guest

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Barnesville OH Post Office 43713-Roger
Barnesville OH Post Office 43713-Roger

ADDRESS: 116 E. Church St., Barnesville, Ohio, 43713
ARTIST: Michael Aloysius Sarisky
TITLE: Airmail
MEDIUM: Mural
STATUS: The Barnesville post office is still an active, operating facility. However, the mural has been reported missing, lost or destroyed. It previously resided in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1937

Guest Post – Roger

David,

This active post office was completed in 1934.  The mural is missing and the employees that I spoke with inside do not know what happened to it.  I found an article about the missing mural and will send it to you.

The missing mural was named “Airmail” and was painted by Michael Sarisky in 1937; oil on canvas; commissioned by the Treasury of Fine Arts. Fairly busy post office in a nice town with a lot of history and annual events such as a Pumpkin Festival. Another wonderful building in Barnesville, Ohio.

Best Regards,
Roger

When I create an article such as this one and there is mystery around some fact or figure I like to tag the article with “HELP”. The mural is missing from this building and very little is known surrounding its disappearance.

I’ve written about this in other articles and from other states and hope to get the word out in case someone out there has more information about it. If you do, please contact us as we would love to learn more about it. I’m not interested in getting anyone in trouble, I just really want to learn more about it.

Thanks again Roger for great photos of the building.

Want to see your photos featured on Post Office Fans, please get in contact with us.

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Barnesville OH Post Office 43713-Roger
Barnesville OH Post Office 43713-Roger
Barnesville OH Post Office 43713-Roger

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Traverse City Michigan Post Office

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Traverse City MI Post Office 49684
Traverse City MI Post Office 49684

ADDRESS: 202 S. Union St., Traverse City, Michigan, 49684
TITLE: The Cherry Picker
ARTIST: Marion Overby
MEDIUM: Wood Relief
STATUS:  Missing, lost, or destroyed
YEAR: 1941

Today’s featured post office is Traverse City, Michigan. I need help with this one. I only did a little research prior to my visit in September of 2015. It’s listed as having New Deal Art, but when I arrived there was nothing on the walls.

While we were in Traverse City, my wife did a little more research and discovered the art had been used to pay a debt to a contractor some time in the past. The name of the article or source of this information escapes me now so I need your help. What do you know? What have you heard?

Does anyone know what happened to the wood carvings? and or where they may be currently located? Does anyone have images of the building or art prior to the lobby being painted or remodeled? Are there any local citizen who are historic buffs that may know the history of this building or the art that once resided here?

Ever since my wife and I ran across this article of the art being used to pay a contract I’ve been obsessed with tying to find the truth and or the person who is now in possession of it.

I just want to see it. I just want to photograph it. If you know anything about this I’d love to hear from you. Please comment and share below.

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

Traverse City Michigan Post Office 49684
Traverse City Michigan Post Office 49684 Cornerstone
Traverse City Michigan Post Office 49684
Traverse City Michigan Post Office 49684
Traverse City Michigan Post Office 49684
Traverse City Michigan Post Office 49684
Traverse City Michigan Post Office 49684
Traverse City Michigan Post Office 49684
Traverse City Michigan Post Office 49684
Traverse City Michigan Post Office 49684
Traverse City Michigan Post Office 49684
Traverse City Michigan Post Office 49684
Traverse City Michigan Post Office 49684
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