Elmhurst Illinois Post Office

ADDRESS: 154 West Park Avenue, Elmhurst, Illinois, 60126
ARTIST: George Melville Smith
TITLE: There Was Vision
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Elmhurst 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: 1938

I had a wonderful sunny day for my visit to Elmhurst. I woke up early on a Saturday so I could be down there when they opened. I was happy to see a plaque in the lobby describing the mural, although it was high up on wall making it hard to read.

I will say this, the lighting in the lobby is ideal. It doesn’t block the mural in any way and provides enough light to see the entire piece. Often times I see lights that hang down and obstruct the view of the murals. I just visited some more buildings this past weekend and this was exactly what I ran into. So now that I’m looking back on this article I can honestly say some thought was put into the lighting and its nice to see it does not get in the way of viewing this piece.

What are your thoughts regarding this mural? What do you like about it?

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.