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Peppino Mangravite

Peppino Mangravite

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

Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office

May 26, 2021 By David W. Gates Jr.

Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401

ADDRESS: 1801 Atlantic Ave., Ste 101, Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401
ARTIST: Peppino Mangravite
TITLE: Family Recreations, and Youth
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (murals) 2 panels
STATUS: The former Atlantic City post office was razed. The murals were moved to the new building shown here. The murals reside behind glass cases in the main lobby of the building. They can be viewed by interested members of the public during business hours.
YEAR: 1939

Last week from May 18th through the 23 I took a road trip to New Jersey. My goal was to visit the Fort Lee building and meet with the Mayor to help convince him not to demolish their historic post office.

In addition I also stopped at the Atlantic City, New Jersey building. This of course is the newer building which replaced the historic post office built in the 1930s.

The murals are huge and hard to photograph in the glass cases. They were meant to be viewed from a distance high up on a wall. I’m thankful they were saved and on display for the public, but it does take away from the viewer when you have them placed so low to the ground and can’t step back to see the entire panels.

The lobby is very narrow, so the best view you can get of the entire work is from the angle or up close details, which is also nice.

David W. Gates Jr.

Atlantic City (former) New Jersey post office
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Lobby
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Detail
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401 Mural Signature
Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office 08401

This is the original post office building. It has since been demolished. However, the two murals that were once installed here, have been moved to the newer post office building.

Atlantic City (former) New Jersey post office
Atlantic City (former) New Jersey post office

ā€œUsed with the permission of the United States Postal ServiceĀ®. All rights reserved.ā€

Sources

  • Personal visit on 05/19/2021 about 7:30 AM by David W. Gates Jr.
  • (affiliate link) New Jersey Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
  • Preservation New Jersey (Atlantic City Post Office – Preservation New Jersey (preservationnj.org))
  • The Press of Atlantic City (Atlantic City post office demolition delayed until March | Latest Headlines | pressofatlanticcity.com)
  • The Press of Atlantic City (Atlantic City post office: Sturdy outside, barren inside | Local News | pressofatlanticcity.com)
  • NJ.com N.J. post offices showcase Depression-era public art – nj.com
  • Parma Conservation Art Restoration Services | Parma Conservation
  • 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, Former Post Office, New Deal, New Jersey, Post Office Tagged With: Artist, Artwork, Former Post Office, Mural, New Deal, New Jersey, Parma Conservation, Peppino Mangravite, Post Office

Atlantic City New Jersey Post Office – Guest

January 23, 2021 By Doug

Atlantic City NJ Doug
Atlantic City NJ Doug

ADDRESS: 1801 Atlantic Ave Ste 101, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
ARTIST: Peppino Mangravite
TITLE: Family Recreations, and Youth
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (murals)
STATUS: The murals are behind glass cases and in the lobby of the building.
YEAR: 1939

Thanks Doug for this newest addition to our collection.

Atlantic City NJ Doug
Atlantic City NJ Doug
Atlantic City NJ Doug
Atlantic City NJ Doug
Atlantic City NJ Doug
Atlantic City NJ Doug
Atlantic City NJ Doug
Atlantic City NJ Doug

Sources

  • Personal visit by Doug
  • United States Postal Service

Filed Under: Artist, Artwork, Guest Post, New Deal, New Jersey, Post Office Tagged With: Artist, Artwork, Guest Post, New Deal, New Jersey, Peppino Mangravite, Post Office

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