- City:
- South Orange, NJ
- Site Type:
- Murals, Art Works
- New Deal Agencies:
- Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA), Treasury Department
- Started:
- 1936
- Completed:
- 1938
- Artist:
- Bernard Perlin
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The historic South Orange post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: a 1939 Section of Fine Arts mural by Bernard Perlin entitled “Outdoor Activities of South Orange.”
Source notes
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/newstimes/obituary.aspx?pid=169135640
https://www.flickr.com/search/?w=76426631@N07&q=south%20orange
Photo of the artist visiting the mural c. 2004: https://www.flickr.com/search/?w=76426631@N07&q=south%20orange
Site originally submitted by Michael Schreiber and Wayne Yanda on June 21, 2014.
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Thank you for posting. As a resident of South Orange and fan of the New Deal and WPA, I have been intending to research this mural for some time. Have posted with link on my FB page.
Russell – thanks for your comment. I am looking to get some current images of the mural in the South Orange P.O. Do you still live there?
Michael, here is one photo taken rather recently by a gentleman named Jimmy:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/auvet/14991753403
see video inside the post office, here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZr7OQ6rjoQ
and also this: https://patch.com/new-jersey/southorange/post-office-mural-reflects-new-deal-era