Oak Park Illinois Post Office – Part 3 Mural #2 The Oscelo – First Shipment of Wheat From Chicago -1839

ADDRESS: 901 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois, 60301
ARTIST: John Theodore Johnson
TITLE: The Oscelo – First Shipmen of Wheat From Chicago – 1839
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Oak Park post office is still an active, operating facility, and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. It mural resides in the lobby and is viewable to the public.
YEAR: 1939

Welcome to part 3 of our 5 part series featuring the murals and art in the Oak Park Illinois Post Office. Yesterday we featured the first mural and today we featured the second mural. For those just joining us. The Oak Park Illinois Post Office has 4 great murals in the lobby. Today’s post features just one of the four great murals.

It’s hard to believe this kind of work was done back in the 1930’s. It really is impressive. Where you a part of the history of this building? Were your parents? Do they have stores or interesting facts about it? Please share by entering your comments below.

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

Sources

Personal visit on 11/02/2013 by David W. Gates Jr.
(affiliate link) Illinois Post Office Mural Guidebook
United States Postal Service
(affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz