ADDRESS: 117 E. Jackson St., Ripley, Tennessee, 38063
Artist: Marguerite Zorach
TITLE: Autumn
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Ripley 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
Another charming post office in Ripley Tennessee and a great mural. I enjoyed this one a lot and had to take a bunch of detail photos so that you can appreciate the entire piece. There is a lot going on in this mural and I wanted to highlight it all. From the dogs to the snake on the stick, it really is a detailed mural. What catches your eye first when you view this one? What do you like about it? Comment below and share with the rest of us.
Thanks,
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 3/31/2013 by David W. Gates Jr.
- Tennessee Post Office Murals by David W. Gates Jr.
- Tennessee Post Office Mural Guidebook
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
- (affiliate link): Tennessee Post Office Murals
: Howard Hull
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Reference Number (88001582).
- National Archives Records and Administration Identifier Number (135818930).
- Lauderdale County TNGenWeb (Ripley Historic Post Office and Mural – Lauderdale County TNGenWeb)
by David W. Gates Jr.
