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The Mail Carrier by Leopold F. Scholz
Photo CreditPhoto courtesy of McKay Lodge Fine Arts Conservation Laboratory, Inc.
The Mail Carrier
Photo CreditPhoto courtesy of McKay Lodge Fine Arts Conservation Laboratory, Inc.

The Mail Carrier

Artist
Year1938
Classification sculpture
Medium aluminum
Dimensions32" x 37" x 32"
Credits New Deal Art Program
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Location
  • The Mail Carrier, commissioned by the Section of Fine Arts of the Works Project Administration, is a monumental figure of a mailman from the 1930s.  The sculpture pays tribute to postal carriers and conveys their strength, reliability, and purpose.