ADDRESS: 143 E. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450
ARTIST: Romuald Kraus
TITLE: Male and Female Figures
MEDIUM: Metal (reliefs) 2 reliefs
STATUS: The Ridgewood post office is still an active, operating facility, and the reliefs can be viewed by interested members of the public. They resided in the lobby on the wall above the retail counter.
YEAR: 1937
I wasn’t quite prepared for such a large lobby. There just seems to be a lot of space inside, which is definitely different than most I’ve visited.
Most of the buildings are smaller more intimate places, but from the outside, I guess I would not have expected the ceiling height to be so open.
Bonus that we also have a statue of the postal carrier in the front lawn of the building. I’ve seen people take their pictures with this status and I’m not different. I walked right to get a selfie with the postal carrier.
Both reliefs in the lobby are high up and difficult to see. Even using the tripod it was difficult to bring the art closer. I think I did pretty good job, but let me know if you feel different in the comments below.
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 5/20/21 about 7:56 AM by David W. Gates Jr.
- (affiliate link) New Jersey 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
- Parma Conservation (https://parmaconservation.com)
