ADDRESS: 220 N Main St., Nashville, Arkansas, 71852
ARTIST: John T. Robertson
TITLE: Peach Growing
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The mural resides in the lobby above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1939
Is it just me or does the guy in this mural remind you of Freddy Krueger? That was the first thing that came to my mind as I was viewing this mural.
Nashville, was another post office visit during a family vacation back in April of this year. It was raining but, we headed over to the post office anyway. I think we got there right before they closed. Raining wet days are my leas favorite times for photographing these buildings, but since I’m in Arkansas miles away from home, I’ll take what I can get.
The mural is in the retail section of the lobby, which has been enclosed with glass as you can see in the lobby images.
Another challenging corner stone image. Sometimes I wish I had a chain saw to cut the bushes just to get a good photograph of the corner stone. But since I don’t and that would probably be frowned upon, I’ll stick with the angled shot.
Enjoy!
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 4/25/2018 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
- University of Central Arkansas
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Reference Number (98000913).
- National Archives Records and Administration Identifier Number (26139744).