Post Office Mural – Buchanan MI

City:
Buchanan, MI

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

New Deal Agencies:
Arts Programs, Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA), Treasury Department

Completed:
1941

Artist:
Gertrude Goodrich

Description

The historic post office in Buchanan, Michigan houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Production,” a 1941 Treasury of Fine Arts-commissioned tempera mural by Gertrude Goodrich.

Source notes

https://www.savethepostoffice.com/node/9867

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 7, 2015.

Location Info


112 W. Front St.
Buchanan, MI 48801

Coordinates: 41.827352, -86.362157

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2 comments on “Post Office Mural – Buchanan MI

  1. We visited this post office on August 9, 2022. The mural is painted over and it appears they have put up in its place a reproduction of the pen and ink drawing that was the artists concept. Just a guess.

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  1. We visited this post office on August 9, 2022. The mural is painted over and it appears they have put up in its place a reproduction of the pen and ink drawing that was the artists concept. Just a guess.

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