ADDRESS: 129 W Main St, Orange, VA 22960
ARTIST: Arnold Friedman
TITLE: Upland Pastures
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Orange 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: 1936
As you can imagine, there are many old post offices in these states. Some are now museums and libraries. Orange; PO Mural is Upland Pastures. Post Office built in 1936.
Doug
“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”
Sources
- Personal visit on December 2022 by Doug
- United States Postal Service
- (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
