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Paris Missouri Post Office

January 26, 2013 By David W. Gates Jr.

Paris MO Post Office 65275
Paris MO Post Office 65275

ADDRESS: 307 N. Washington St., Paris, Missouri, 65275
ARTIST: Fred G. Carpenter
TITLE: The Clemens Family Arrives in Monroe County
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Paris 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 the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1940

I have to say I we traveled far and wide on this road trip. I have no idea who the Clemens family is or what they’ve done? Anyone out there know the Clemens?

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

Paris MO Post Office 65275 Mural
Paris MO Post Office 65275 Mural Signature
Paris MO Post Office 65275
Paris MO Post Office 65275
Paris MO Post Office Cornerstone
Paris Missouri Post Office 65275

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

Sources

  • Personal visit on 8/12/2012 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 (http://parmaconservation.com)

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Filed Under: Artist, Artwork, Cornerstone, Missouri, New Deal, Post Office Tagged With: Artist, Artwork, Cornerstone, Fred G Carpenter, Missouri, Mural, New Deal, Parma Conservation, Post Office

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David W. Gates Jr. is an award winning author who writes about the murals and other forms of art found in post offices nation-wide.

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  1. Konni says

    July 9, 2014 at 7:41 pm

    I assume that the Clemens family in the mural would be the family of Samuel Clemens, AKA Mark Twain.

    • Post Office Freak says

      July 10, 2014 at 6:19 am

      Konni,

      I was unaware of this. Thanks for letting me know. I’ve become more found of this mural the more I lear about it. It’s one of the murals a company here in Chicago restored.

      Thanks for the comment,

      David

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