ADDRESS: 372 Franklin Ave., Nutley, New Jersey 07110
ARTIST: Paul C. Chapman
TITLE: Return of Annie Oakley
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Nutley 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 superintendent’s door.
YEAR: 1939
One of the things I’d like to learn is why or how the office door is the superintendent’s door and not the postmaster’s door? Since I do not work for the postal service, I have no idea how the rank and job titles work or were established.
If you work for the postal service or have further information on this, please comment below.
By the way, how did I get crooked photos of the cornerstone again? I must have been in an a hurry again and was moving fast to get what I could before people and cars got in the way.
Nutley is another example where it is almost impossible to photograph the mural without any obstructions. That light fixture really hangs low making it difficult to enjoy the mural entirely.
I honestly don’t think it would take much effort to raise the light fixture.
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 5/20/21 about 3:00 PM by David W. Gates Jr.
- (affiliate link) New Jersey 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
