ADDRESS: 50 E. Main St., Freehold, New Jersey 07728
ARTIST: Gerald Foster
TITLE: Molly Pitcher
MEDIUM: Tempera (mural)
STATUS: The former Freehold post office is no longer an active, operating facility. The mural was moved to the Monmouth County public library. The mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lower level stairwell and is viewed by the public.
YEAR: 1934
May 18th – 23rd, of 2021 I visited New Jersey. The purpose of my trip was to personally visit the Fort Lee post office before it is lost forever.
Freehold was another stop during my visit to New Jersey. It’s always a challenge to get the lighting and timing right. The weather was great while I was visiting, love the bright blue skies. In this case the sun was behind the building off to the left. This made the front of the building darker in my images. Since I was crunched for time. I took what I could get this time around.
Thanks to the friendly ladies at the library for showing me the mural and discussing the artist decedents visiting the library to see their great grandfather’s work. The article in the paper discusses this visit which is posted near the mural.
David W. Gates Jr.
“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”
Sources
- Personal visit on 5/21/21 about 8:54 AM by David W. Gates Jr.
- (affiliate link) New Jersey Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
- Monmouth County public library. (Monmouth County Library System – Monmouth County Library Website)
- NJ.com N.J. post offices showcase Depression-era public art – nj.com
- Monmouth County Clerk (Monmouth County, NJ Clerk (monmouthcountyclerk.com))
- Monmouth County New Jersey (https://www.monmouthcountyclerk.com/archives/record-groups/other-county-records/molly-pitcher-mural-1991/). Accessed June 15, 2021.
- (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz