ADDRESS: 307 N. Washington St., Paris, Missouri, 65275
ARTIST: Fred G. Carpenter
TITLE: The Clemens Family Arrives in Monroe County
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Paris post office is still an active, operating facility and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. The mural resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1940
I have to say I we traveled far and wide on this road trip. I have no idea who the Clemens family is or what they’ve done? Anyone out there know the Clemens?
Thanks,
David W. Gates Jr.
“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”
Sources
- Personal visit on 8/12/2012 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
- Parma Conservation (http://parmaconservation.com)