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Postal Service by Freeman Schoolcraft
Photo CreditCarol M. Highsmith Photography
Postal Service
Photo CreditCarol M. Highsmith Photography

Postal Service

Artist
Year1939
Classification sculpture
Medium limestone
Dimensions6'3" x 4' x ?
Credits Commissioned through the Section of Fine Arts, 1934 - 1943
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
  • This panel depicts a woman standing by a rural mailbox, letters in her hand.  An oak tree, the symbol of Illinois, is carved in the background.  Contract dated April 4, 1938; work installed May 1, 1939.