ADDRESS: 202 North Main Street, Marysville, Ohio 43040
ARTIST: James Egleson
TITLE: The Farmer
MEDIUM: Fresco (Mural)
STATUS: The Worthington post office is still an active, operating facility, and the relief can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on the wall near the south entrance/side entrance.
YEAR: 1940
I was happy to get this one as one of the very last stops during my October 2022 road trip. However, the sun was behind the building so it was a challenge to get a good photo. I dislike it when the pictures are dark and it’s hard to see the front of the buildings.
David W. Gates Jr.
“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”
Sources
- Personal visit on 10/27/2022 at 11:09 AM by David W. Gates Jr.
- Ohio Cooperative Living These walls can talk: Post office art | Ohio Cooperative Living (ohiocoopliving.com)
- 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 (https://parmaconservation.com)