ADDRESS: 125 W Broadway St, Monticello, Indiana 47960
ARTIST: Marguerite Zorach
TITLE: Hay Making
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Monticello post office is still an active, operating facility and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the pubic. It resides on the wall in the lobby above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1939
Another fine example of a post office mural. I had the chance to stop in this one during a recent road trip to Indianapolis. It was early on a Saturday morning and it appears the sun rises behind and to the right of the building. Note to self, if I get the chance to stop here again, it would be best to visit in the afternoon when the sun is shining on the front of the building.
The exterior images you see here are darker and not particularly my favorite.
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 9/18/21 about 9:45 AM and 06/27/2023 about 3:03 PM by David W. Gates Jr.
- Indiana Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
- Indiana Landmarks (New Deal Left Its Stamp on Local Post Offices – Indiana Landmarks)
- (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
- United States Postal Service
- (affiliate link) A Simple and Vital Design: The Story of the Indiana Post Office Murals
: John C. Carlisle
