- City:
- Plymouth, PA
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Artist:
- Jared French
Description
A 1938 Section of Fine Arts-funded mural titled “Meal Time with the Early Coal Miners” was painted by Jared French and hangs in lobby of the historic Plymouth post office.
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Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/ https://www.wpamurals.org/pennsylv.htmAt this Location:
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JOSEPH ZAPOTOK
James Hare
When you first look at this painting you quickly notice the four men in the foreground. Mr. French who was gay, painted these men to accentuate their bodies. The clothes look like they had been “painted on”. By doing so, he cleverly hid a nude man standing in a row boat in the background. During this period, a nude would not have been acceptable in a government building. I also believe he also did another portrait in another post office in which he depicted what was supposed to be revolutionary soldiers crossing a stream holding their clothes over their head. It is my understanding that they made him paint clothes on them before they would accept the painting and pay him for it. In the lobby of the Plymouth Post Office a plaque with information on the artist and how he cleverly hid the nude from government officials at the time of the dedication of the building and the mural. I was the postmaster of this office for 20 years and additional information about the artist is on file
Jared French also painted the mural in Richmond, VA, “Stuart’s Raiders at the Swollen Ford”
1939
Oil and tempera