Post Office (former) Mural – Manalapan NJ

City:
Manalapan, NJ

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

New Deal Agencies:
Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)

Completed:
1935

Artist:
Gerald Foster

Description

This dramatic mural depicting Molly Pitcher at the Battle of Monmouth was painted for the (now-former) Freehold, N.J. post office in 1935 by Gerald Foster. It was funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The mural now hangs in the Monmouth County Public Library.

Source notes

https://co.monmouth.nj.us/page.aspx?Id=3881 https://www.wpamurals.org/freehold.htm More information at: https://visitmonmouth.com/page.aspx?Id=3881

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on July 5, 2013.

Location Info

125 Symmes Drive
Manalapan, NJ 07726

Coordinates: 40.294126, -74.30443

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