ADDRESS: 115 W., Jefferson St., Culver, Indiana 46511
ARTIST: Jessie Hull Mayer
TITLE: The Arrival of the Mail in Culver
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Culver 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 a wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1935
Culver was my second stop during my December 12, 2021 road trip. I got early about 3:00 AM and drove to Culver. Knox was my first stop and Culver was my second. The sun was just rising and I was able to get decent exterior photographs. The lobby was closed so I’ll have to come back to see the mural.
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 12/12/21 about 8:14 AM and 03/02/2022 3:00 PM by David W. Gates Jr.
- Indiana 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
- (affiliate link): A Simple and Vital Design: The Story of the Indiana Post Office Murals
: John C. Carlisle
- Parma Conservation (https://parmaconservation.com)
