ADDRESS: 29 E Union St, Liberty, Indiana 47353
ARTIST: Avery Johnson
TITLE: Autumn Fields
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Liberty 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: 1939
I’m delighted with the images from my Liberty Trip. However, it was a Sunday and the lobby was closed. I did not get to see the mural. Darn! I guess I’ll have to plan another trip.
An interesting side note, it looks like the entire front side of the building is a sort of motte. There is a walkway between the sidewalk and front entrance. I only took one picture of this but, thought that was interesting.
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 11/7/21 about 1:41 PM and 3/09/2022 at 10:51 AM 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)
