- City:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Site Type:
- Murals, Art Works
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Completed:
- 1939
- Artists:
- Moses Soyer, Raphael Soyer
Description
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s old Kingsessing Station post office hosted a pair of New Deal murals: “Philadelphia Waterways with Ben Franklin Bridge” and “View of Downtown Philadelphia Skyline,” that were installed in the post office lobby in 1939. The murals were painted by Moses and Raphael Soyer.
Upon relocation of postal services in Kingsessing, the murals were removed from the old post office. Presently the murals hang along the back wall of the offices of USPS’s Philadelphia Metro District—a facility near the city’s primary mail processing plant that is not accessible to the public. The murals have been sliced vertically into multiple segments and framed accordingly. Sadly, even if one does have the opportunity to visit this facility, no photos are allowed.
Source notes
Personal visit to facility.
http://www.wpamurals.org/pennsylv.htm
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 4, 2015.
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