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Charles W Thwaites

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Wisconsin Post Office Mural Artists

October 18, 2017 By David W. Gates Jr.

Artist Frank Buffmire - Black River Falls Post Office Mural
Artist Frank Buffmire – Black River Falls Post Office Mural

A total of twenty-eight artist created murals in thirty-five Wisconsin Post Office buildings during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Seven of the artist received multiple commissions as noted below. The artist and their awarded sites as listed below.

We have found having a list such as this is convenient when performing research at the National Archives Records and Administration. Any researcher will reveal, that finding information is part of the fun, somethings what you are looking for is catalogued by the artist name. Other times the research materials you need may be cataloged by the city or town, and so on.

Having a list to refer to is helpful on your journey of discovering these wonderful treasures in our nations post offices.

Wisconsin Post Office Mural Artists

  1. Berlin – Raymond Redell*
  2. Black River Falls – Frank Buffmire
  3. Chilton – Charles W Thwaites*
  4. Columbus – Arnold Blanch
  5. De Pere – Lester W Bentley
  6. Edgerton – Vladimir Rousseff*
  7. Elkhorn – Tom Rost*
  8. Fond du Lac – Boris Gilbertson*
  9. Hartford– Ethel Spears
  10. Hayward – Stella E Harlos
  11. Hudson – Ruth Grotenrath
  12. Janesville – Boris Gilbertson*
  13. Kaukauna – Vladimir Rousseff*
  14. Kewaunee – Paul Faulkner
  15. Ladysmith – Elsa Jemne
  16. Lake Geneva – George A Dietrich
  17. Lancaster – Tom Rost*
  18. Mayville – Peter Roiter*
  19. Milwaukee – Frances Foy
  20. Neillsville – John Van Koert
  21. Oconomowoc – Edward Morton
  22. Park Falls – James Waltrous
  23. Plymouth – Charles W Thwaites*
  24. Prairie Du Chien – Jefferson E Greer
  25. Reedsburg – Richard Jansen
  26. Rice Lake – Forest Flower*
  27. Richland Center – Richard Brooks
  28. Shawano – Eugene Higgins
  29. Sheboygan – Schomer Lichtner
  30. Stoughton – Edmund D Lewandoski
  31. Sturgeon Bay – Santos Zingle
  32. Viroqua – Forrest Flower*
  33. Waupaca – Raymond Redell*
  34. Wausau – Gerritt Sinclair
  35. West Bend – Peter Roiter*

There are a total of  28 artist that were commissioned artwork in Wisconsin in regards to post offices.

A few of the artists received multiple commissions and have art in more than one building. The following artists have two or more murals in Wisconsin.

  • Raymond Redell – Berlin and Wapaca
  • Charles W Thwaities – Chilton and Plymouth
  • Vladimir Rousseff – Edgerton and Kaukauna
  • Tom Rost – Elkhorn and Lancaster
  • Boris Gilbertson – Fond du Lac and Janesville
  • Forrest Flower – Rice Lake and Viroqua
  • Peter Rotier – Mayville and West Bend

New Deal Artists Biographies NARA
New Deal Artists Biographies NARA
New Deal Artists Biographies NARA

Sources

  • David W. Gates Jr. on site visits to each location.
  • Wisconsin Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
  • Wisconsin Post Office Murals by David W. Gates Jr.
  • National Archives Records and Administration, College Park Maryland
  • Who was who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 years of artist in America, Peter H Falk; Audrey M Lewis, Georgia Kuchen, Veronika Roessler, Madison, CT, Mount View Press. 1999.
  • Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal: [Hardcover]  Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz

Filed Under: Artist, Artwork, NARA, New Deal, Post Office, Wisconsin Tagged With: Arnold Blanch, Artist, Boris Gilbertson, Charles W Thwaites, Edmund D Lewandowski, Edward Morton, Elsa Jemne, Ethel Spears, Eugene Higgins, Forrest Flower, Frances Foy, Frank Buffmire, George A Dietrich, Gerrit Sinclair, James Watrous, Jefferson E Greer, John Van Koert, Lester W Bentley, NARA, New Deal, Paul Faulkner, Peter Rotier, Raymond Redell, Richard Brooks, Richard Jansen, Ruth Grotenrath, Santos Zingale, Schomer Lichtner, Stella E Harlos, Tom Rost, Walter Vladimir Rousseff, Wisconsin

Greenville Michigan Post Office

April 16, 2016 By David W. Gates Jr.

Greenville MI Post Office 48838
Greenville MI Post Office 48838

ADDRESS: 119 W. Cass St., Greenville, Michigan, 48838
ARTIST: Charles W. Thwaites
TITLE: Lumbering
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Greenville 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

Today’s featured post office is from Greenville, Michigan. So I’m sitting here creating this articles and my first thoughts are about the Greenville Tennessee post office I visited last year.

I find it interesting that both the Greeneville Tennessee and the Greenville Michigan post offices both have artwork. This made me wonder what other states have a “Greenville” and also have art. It will be interesting to compile all this and sort by the towns and see what town name has the most artwork.

Enough about my thoughts and curiosity, how about that mural? Beautiful piece I tell ya. Although, I associate lumbering more with Wisconsin or Maine than I do with Michigan. This is the same artists that painted the mural in Plymouth, Wisconsin and Chilton, Wisconsin. The more buildings I visit, the more I tend to see the work from the same artists.

What are your thoughts on this building and mural? Please comment and share below.

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

Greenville Michigan Post Office 48838
Greenville Michigan Post Office 48838 Cornerstone
Greenville Michigan Post Office 48838
Greenville Michigan Post Office 48838
Greenville Michigan Post Office 48838
Greenville Michigan Post Office Mural 48838 Detail
Greenville Michigan Post Office Mural 48838 Detail
Greenville Michigan Post Office Mural 48838 Detail
Greenville Michigan Post Office Mural 48838 Center
Greenville Michigan Post Office 48838
Greenville Michigan Post Office Mural 48838 Detail
Greenville Michigan Post Office Mural 48838 Detail
Greenville Michigan Post Office Mural 48838 Detail
Greenville Michigan Post Office Mural 48838 Detail
Greenville Michigan Post Office Mural 48838 Detail
Greenville Michigan Post Office Mural 48838 Full
Greenville Michigan Post Office Mural 48838 Full
Greenville Michigan Post Office Mural 48838 Detail
Greenville Michigan Post Office Mural 48838 Detail
Greenville Michigan Post Office Mural 48838 Detail
Greenville Michigan Post Office Mural 48838 Left Side
Greenville Michigan Post Office Mural 48838 Lobby
Greenville Michigan Post Office Mural 48838 Right Side
Greenville Michigan Post Office Mural 48838 Signature

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

Sources

  • Personal visit on 8/06/2015 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)

Filed Under: Artist, Artwork, Cornerstone, New Deal, Post Office Tagged With: Artist, Artwork, Charles W Thwaites, Cornerstone, Michigan, Mural, New Deal, Parma Conservation, Post Office

Plymouth Wisconsin Post Office

April 27, 2013 By David W. Gates Jr.

Plymouth WI Post Office 53073
Plymouth WI Post Office 53073

ADDRESS: 302 E. Main St. Plymouth, Wisconsin 53073
ARTIST: Charles W. Thwaites
TITLE: Making Cheese
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Plymouth Post Office is still active and the mural painting viewable by the public. It resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1942

This is one cool post office. Check out the old photographs they have on the lobby walls. I was pretty excited to see this one. I took a bunch of pictures. I hope you enjoy them.

Are there any Plymouth historians out there? Care to share some insight about this historic post office. Plymouth was registered on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Nice.

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

Making Cheese by Charles W. Thwaites, photo credit David W. Gates Jr.

Plymouth Wisconsin Post Office 53073
Plymouth Wisconsin Post Office 53073
Plymouth Wisconsin Post Office 53073
Plymouth Wisconsin Post Office 53073
Plymouth Wisconsin Post Office 53073 Artifacts
Plymouth Wisconsin Post Office 53073 Artifacts
Plymouth Wisconsin Post Office 53073 Artifacts
Plymouth Wisconsin Post Office 53073 Artifacts
Plymouth Wisconsin Post Office 53073 Artifacts
Plymouth Wisconsin Post Office 53073 Artifacts
Plymouth Wisconsin Post Office 53073 Artifacts
Plymouth Wisconsin Post Office 53073 Artifacts
Plymouth Wisconsin Post Office 53073 Artifacts
Plymouth Wisconsin Post Office 53073 Corner Stone
Plymouth Wisconsin Post Office 53073 Lobby
Plymouth Wisconsin Post Office 53073 Mural Detail
Plymouth Wisconsin Post Office 53073 Mural Detail
Plymouth Wisconsin Post Office 53073 Mural Detail
Plymouth Wisconsin Post Office 53073 Mural Full
Plymouth Wisconsin Post Office 53073 Mural Left Side
Plymouth Wisconsin Post Office 53073 Mural Right Side
Plymouth Wisconsin Post Office 53073 Mural Signature
Plymouth Wisconsin Post Office 53073 Old Photos Artifacts

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

Sources

  • Personal visit on 8/17/2012 by David W. Gates Jr.
  • Wisconsin Post Office Murals by David W. Gates Jr.
  • Wisconsin 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
  • National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Reference Number (00001242).
  • National Archives Records and Administration Identifier Number (106779500).
  • Plymouth Chamber of Commerce (Plymouth Post Office | (plymouthwisconsin.com))

Filed Under: Artifacts, Artwork, Cornerstone, New Deal, Post Office, Wisconsin Tagged With: Artifacts, Artwork, Charles W Thwaites, Cornerstone, Mural, New Deal, Post Office, Wisconsin

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