Raymond Redell

ADDRESS: 122 S. Pearl St. Berlin, Wisconsin 54923
ARTIST: Raymond Redell
TITLE: Gathering Cranberries
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS:  The Berlin post office is still an active, operating facility, and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1938

When I visit post offices I really try to get an un-obstructed photo of the building. I really dislike it when I’m not able to do this. Take for example the Berlin, Wisconsin Post Office. I sat around for about 35 minutes before I decided to just move on.

The pickup truck in front I concluded was not going to be moving anytime soon. This one has a great mural inside and I like the flowers out in front of the building. I think it adds a nice touch. What do you think? Should I start visiting post offices with a tow truck so I can move any cars that get in my way? I just kidding of course.  I welcome your comments below.

Thank you,

David W. Gates Jr.

Sources

• Personal visit on 5/17/2012 and 7/27/2013 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 (00001248).
• National Archives Records and Administration Identifier Number (106778969).
• Berlin Historical Society (http://berlinareahistoricalsociety.com/1936-construction-of-the-berlin-post-office/)