ADDRESS: 701 Station Ave., Haddon Heights, New Jersey 08035
ARTIST: Isamu Noguchi
TITLE: The Letter
MEDIUM: Stone (sculpture)
STATUS: The Haddon Heights post office is still an active, operating facility, and the sculpture can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1935
Haddon Heights has done a wonderful job preserving and showcasing the importance of this interesting work of art. What a treat to see this done so nicely. There is a plaque outside the building for pedestrians to see and read about the work before even heading inside. What a great concept, one I wish more communities would take an interest in.
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 5/19/21 about 2:40 PM by David W. Gates Jr.
- (affiliate link) New Jersey Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
- United States Postal Service
- Isamu Noguchi (The Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonné: Artwork: The Letter: [164])
- The Philadelphia Inquirer (At the Haddon Heights Post Office, the work of a renowned sculptor has been hiding in plain sight | Kevin Riordan (inquirer.com))
- Kathleen Helen Levey (“Imagination: Isamu Noguchi” – Writing New Jersey Life (kathleenhelenlevey.com)
- NJ.com N.J. post offices showcase Depression-era public art – nj.com
- (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
Hello David:
Thanks from all the construction photos.
All the viewers get a timeline trip back to yesteryear.
Rob
Haddon Heights was perhaps the finest example of a post office from New Jersey that I witnessed during my trip. The old photos are awesome, plus the fact that they have a nice plaque out front explaining the art. Very cool!