Post Office – Russell KS
Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1939, the Russell post office is also the site of Martyl Schweig’s 1940 mural, “Wheat Workers,” painted for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Location: Post Office - Russell KS
Post Office Mural – Russell KS
The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts oil-on-canvas mural entitled “Wheat Workers” painted in 1940 by Martyl Schweig. This is a classic regionalist portrayal of wheat workers in the fields during the transition from hand work to a… read more