ADDRESS: 122 S 9th St, Sabetha, Kansas 66534
ARTIST: Albert T. Reid
TITLE: The Hare and the Tortoise
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (murals)
STATUS: The Sabetha 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: 1937
Sabetha was the second stop with artwork during my summer 2022 visit. There were three I visited during this short trip. I was in Kansas for a family wedding.
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 7/23/2022 at 10:22 AM 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
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). KTWU Sunflower Journey’s. “Murals, Glass & Mask” – 2604 Season 26 Episode 2604, Post Office Murals, Depression Glass, Plains People: Dave Van Hee.
- Kansas Sampler Foundation 8 Wonders of Kansas Art | Post Office Section Art, statewide Kansas Sampler Foundation
