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Taken: April 1, 2012
Caption:
Post Office Activities - a sculptural relief by David Slivka, 1937 | Additional Description: Commissioned by the US Treasury Department, this WPA-era mural is found at the east end of the post office's loggia. Of note: 1) in one of the postal worker's hands is an envelope addressed to "All Mankind, Truth Abode on Freedom Road", 2) in the lower left of the relief is an envelope addressed to the sculptor, David Slivka, with a December 1937 date, 3) the bent-over figure about to lift a mail sack is the noted sculptor Ralph Stackpole, a former teacher of Slivka.
Submitted: April 15, 2012.
Database Locator Identification Number: p200417
File Size: 0.978 Megabytes
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