The historic Bronx General Post Office was built from 1935 to 1937. It was designed by consulting architect Thomas Harlan Ellett (1880-1951) for the Treasure Department’s Office of the Supervising Architect, Louis Simon. The building is constructed of smooth gray… read more
The Bronx General Post Office houses a set of 13 magnificent mural panels—collectively titled “Resources of America”— by Ben Shahn and Bernarda Bryson Shahn. A Lehman College Guide to Public Art in the Bronx has this to say about the… read more
The Bronx General Post Office contains superb examples of New Deal art, added in 1938-39 under the Treasure Section of Fine Arts program. Inside are 13 mural panels by Ben Shahn and his wife, Bernarda; on the exterior wall, flanking the entrance, are two… read more
The Bronx General Post Office contains superb examples of New Deal art, added in 1938-39 under the Treasure Section of Fine Arts program. Inside are 13 mural panels by Ben Shahn and his wife, Bernarda; on the exterior wall, flanking the entrance, are two… read more