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Gerald Foster

Gerald Foster

New Jersey Post Office Mural Artists

August 28, 2021 By David W. Gates Jr.

Freehold New Jersey Former Post Office 07728
Freehold New Jersey Former Post Office 07728

A total of forty-five artist created murals in forty-seven New Jersey Post Office buildings during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Four 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.

New Jersey Post Office Mural Artists

  1. Atlantic City – Peppino Mangravite
  2. Boonton – Enid Bell*
  3. Bordentown – Avery Johnson*
  4. Caldwell – Brenda Putnam
  5. Former Cliffside Park – Bruno Neri
  6. Former Clifton – John Sitton
  7. Cranford – Gerald Foster*
  8. Fort Lee – Henry Schnakenberg
  9. Former Freehold – Gerald Foster*
  10. Garfield – Robert Laurent
  11. Glen Ridge – James Chapin
  12. Gloucester City – Vincent D’ Agostino
  13. Haddon Heights –  Isamu Noguchi
  14. Hammonton – Spero Anageros
  15. Harrison – Murray J. Roper
  16. Kearny – Albert Kotin
  17. Linden – Sahl Swarz
  18. Former Little Falls – James Brooks
  19. Matawan – Armin A. Scheler
  20. Metuchen – Harld Ambellan
  21. Millburn – Gerald Foster*
  22. Mount Holly – Enid Bell*
  23. New Brunswick – George Biddle
  24. New Brunswick – Ruth Nickerson
  25. Newark – Romuald Kraus*
  26. Newark – Vicken Von Post Totten
  27. North Bergen – Avery Johnson*
  28. Nutley – Paul C. Chapman
  29. Patterson – Ilse Erythropel
  30. Paulsboro – Nena de Brennecke
  31. Penns Grove – Benjamin Hawkins
  32. Pitman – Nathaniel Choate
  33. Plainfield – Anton Refregier
  34. Pompton Lakes – A. Stirling Calder
  35. Princeton – Karl Free
  36. Ridgefield Park – Thomas Donnelly
  37. Ridgewood – Romuald Kraus*
  38. Riverside – John Poehler
  39. Short Hills – Ernest Lawson
  40. South Orange – Bernard Perlin
  41. South River – Maurice Glickman
  42. Summit – Fiske Boyd
  43. Former Toms River – Milton Hebald
  44. Trenton – Charles W. Ward
  45. Washington – Frank D. Shapiro
  46. West New York – William Dean Fausett
  47. Westfield – Roy Hilton
  48. Westwood – Hunt Diederich
  49. Wildwood – Dennis Burlingame
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.
  • New Jersey Post Office Mural Guidebook 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, New Jersey Tagged With: A Stirling Calder, Albert Kotin, Anton Refregier, Armin A Scheler, Artist, Avery Johnson, Benjamin Hawkins, Bernard Perlin, Brenda Putnam, Bruno Neri, Charles W Ward, Dennis Burlingame, Enid Bell, Ernest Lawson, Fiske Boyd, Frank D Shapiro, George Biddle, Gerald Foster, Harld Ambellan, Henry Schnakenberg, Hunt Diederich, Ilse Erythropel, Isamu Noguchi, James Brooks, James Chapin, John Poehler, John Sitton, Karl Free, Maurice Glickman, Milton Hebald, Murray J Roper, Nathaniel Choate, Nena del Brennecke, New Jersey, Paul C Chapman, Peppino Mangravite, Robert Laurent, Romuald Kraus, Roy Hilton, Ruth Nickerson, Sahl Swarz, Spero Anageros, Thomas Donnelly, Vicken Von Post Totten, Vincent D Agostino, William Dean Fausett

Millburn New Jersey Post Office

June 19, 2021 By David W. Gates Jr.

Millburn New Jersey Post Office 07041
Millburn New Jersey Post Office 07041

ADDRESS: 300 Millburn Ave., Millburn, New Jersey 07041
ARTIST: Gerald Foster
TITLE: Revolutionary Engagement at Bridge in Millburn—1790
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Millburn post office is still an active, operating facility, however, the mural has been reported missing, lost or destroyed. It previously resided in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1939

Before headed out to New Jersey, I had a feeling I wasn’t going to see the mural here. So I never intended to spend a great deal of time here.

However, trying to photograph that cornerstone took some extra maneuvering in the bushes.

If anyone has any further information regarding the fate of this one, we’d love to hear from you. I’ve managed to find one image of the mural from the National Archives records.

David W. Gates Jr.

Millburn New Jersey Post Office 07041
Millburn New Jersey Post Office 07041 Cornerstone
Millburn New Jersey Post Office 07041 Cornerstone DG
Millburn New Jersey Post Office 07041 Mural
Millburn New Jersey Post Office 07041
Millburn New Jersey Post Office 07041
Millburn New Jersey Post Office 07041
Millburn New Jersey Post Office 07041
Millburn New Jersey Post Office 07041
Mount Holly New Jersey Post Office 08060 Cornerstone

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

Sources

  • Personal visit on 5/21/21 about 5:45 PM by David W. Gates Jr.
  • (affiliate link) New Jersey Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
  • United States Postal Service
  • Monmouth County New Jersey (https://www.monmouthcountyclerk.com/archives/record-groups/other-county-records/molly-pitcher-mural-1991/) Accessed June 15, 2021.
  • NJ.com N.J. post offices showcase Depression-era public art – nj.com
  • Millburn – Short Hills Historical Society (https://mshhistsoc.org/archive-entry/?search=post+office&page_number=1&entry_id=49f27880-366b-11eb-a3bb-dd2cdb309201)
  • (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal: [Hardcover]  Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz

Filed Under: Artist, Artwork, Connecticut, New Deal, New Jersey, Post Office Tagged With: Artist, Artwork, Cornerstone, Gerald Foster, Mural, New Deal, New Jersey, Post Office

Former Freehold New Jersey Post Office

May 30, 2021 By David W. Gates Jr.

Freehold New Jersey Former Post Office 07728
Freehold New Jersey Former Post Office 07728

ADDRESS: 50 E. Main St., Freehold, New Jersey 07728
ARTIST: Gerald Foster
TITLE: Molly Pitcher
MEDIUM: Tempera (mural)
STATUS: The former Freehold post office is no longer an active, operating facility. The mural was moved to the Monmouth County public library. The mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lower level stairwell and is viewed by the public.
YEAR: 1934

 

May 18th – 23rd, of 2021 I visited New Jersey. The purpose of my trip was to personally visit the Fort Lee post office before it is lost forever.

Freehold was another stop during my visit to New Jersey. It’s always a challenge to get the lighting and timing right. The weather was great while I was visiting, love the bright blue skies. In this case the sun was behind the building off to the left. This made the front of the building darker in my images. Since I was crunched for time. I took what I could get this time around.

Thanks to the friendly ladies at the library for showing me the mural and discussing the artist decedents visiting the library to see their great grandfather’s work. The article in the paper discusses this visit which is posted near the mural.

David W. Gates Jr.

 

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

Sources

  • Personal visit on 5/21/21 about 8:54 AM by David W. Gates Jr.
  • (affiliate link) New Jersey Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
  • Monmouth County public library. (Monmouth County Library System – Monmouth County Library Website)
  • NJ.com N.J. post offices showcase Depression-era public art – nj.com
  • Monmouth County Clerk (Monmouth County, NJ Clerk (monmouthcountyclerk.com))
  • Monmouth County New Jersey (https://www.monmouthcountyclerk.com/archives/record-groups/other-county-records/molly-pitcher-mural-1991/). Accessed June 15, 2021.
  • (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal: [Hardcover]  Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz

Filed Under: Artist, Artwork, Cornerstone, Former Post Office, New Deal, New Jersey, Post Office Tagged With: Artist, Artwork, Cornerstone, Former Post Office, Gerald Foster, Molly Pitcher, New Deal, New Jersey, Post Office

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