ADDRESS: 210 W Lincoln St, Caro, MI 48723
ARTIST: David Fredenthal
TITLE: Mail On The Farm
MEDIUM: Tempera (mural)
STATUS: The Caro 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: 1941
Many thanks to Michael Hardy of Thumbwinds for this wonderful contribution to the Michigan collection.
“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”
Sources
- Personal visit on by Michael Hardy, Thumbwind Publications
- WPA Great Depression Art – 5 of 47 Post Office Murals & Reliefs Found in Michigan. https://thumbwind.com/2022/04/03/post-office-murals/
- United States Postal Service
- (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz