ADDRESS: 201 E. Main St., Belding, Michigan, 48809
TITLE: Belding Brothers and Their Silk Industry
ARTIST: Marvin Beerbohm
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Belding 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: 1943
I’m guessing the Belding Brother’s were in the silk industry? I’m just guessing here but if you know more about this by all means please comment and share below.
We visited Belding during the summer of 2015. We had great weather and I’m pleased with the images.
I was not pleased with how many times I needed to photograph the signature. The bright shiny brass plate made photographing it difficult. It didn’t matter what angle I tried to photograph it, I kept getting a reflection or the images were dark. I think this is the first mural signature I took more than a few pictures. Not one turned out exactly how I wanted so I just posted all the ones you see below, which show what is written on the brass plate.
This building is very handsome and well maintained. What do you think of this one? Please comment and share below.
Thanks,
David W. Gates Jr.
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)
