Post Office Mural – Newberg OR

City:
Newberg, OR

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Completed:
1937

Artist:
Rockwell Carey

Description

This Section of Fine Arts mural is titled “Early Mail Carriers of the West” and was painted by Rockwell Carey for the historic Newberg post office in 1937.

Source notes

https://www.wpamurals.org/Newberg.htm https://www.flickr.com/photos/auvet/6043581362/

Site originally submitted by Elise Tam Cooc on November 30, 2013.

Location Info


401 E. 1st St.
Newberg, OR 97132
Yamhill County

Coordinates: 45.300540, -122.97574

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6 comments on “Post Office Mural – Newberg OR

  1. Dianne Reiter

    Rockwell Carey was my uncle. Is his painting “Early Mail Carriers of the West” still at the Newberg Post Office?

  2. Dianne Reiter

    Rockwell Carey was my uncle. Is his painting “Early Mail Carriers of the West” still at the Newberg Post Office?

  3. Yes it is!

  4. Now the painting needs attention TLC and put back up it is down currently

  5. Jill Ryan

    The painting and frame was damaged when it fell due to a windstorm. We asked the postal clerk about it and they were very happy to bring it out of a back room to show it to us (it was behind the counter so we didn’t see it up close). Since it’s officially the property of the treasury department, they don’t know if it will be repaired and rehung.

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6 comments on “Post Office Mural – Newberg OR

  1. Dianne Reiter

    Rockwell Carey was my uncle. Is his painting “Early Mail Carriers of the West” still at the Newberg Post Office?

  2. Dianne Reiter

    Rockwell Carey was my uncle. Is his painting “Early Mail Carriers of the West” still at the Newberg Post Office?

  3. Yes it is!

  4. Now the painting needs attention TLC and put back up it is down currently

  5. Jill Ryan

    The painting and frame was damaged when it fell due to a windstorm. We asked the postal clerk about it and they were very happy to bring it out of a back room to show it to us (it was behind the counter so we didn’t see it up close). Since it’s officially the property of the treasury department, they don’t know if it will be repaired and rehung.

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