Post Office Mural – Rensselaer IN

City:
Rensselaer, IN

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Started:
1938

Completed:
1939

Artist:
John E. Costigan

Description

“Receiving the Mail on the Farm” is a Section of Fine Arts mural completed by John E. Costigan in 1939 for the Rensselaer post office. The size of the mural is 12′ x 4′ and the medium is oil on canvas.

Source notes

A Simple and Vital Design: The Story of the Indiana Post Office Murals by John C. Carlisle

Site originally submitted by Indiana Division of Historic Preservation/Nicole Cory on July 4, 2014.

Location Info


225 South Van Rensselaer St.
Rensselaer, IN 47978
Jasper County

Coordinates: 40.934632, -87.15019

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