Reading of the Mail – Communication of Ideas (mural, Worcester, Massachusetts Parcel Post Building)

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Copied Ralf Edgar Nickelsen, Reading of the Mail--Communication of Ideas (mural, Worcester, Massachusetts Parcel Post Building), 1940, oil on canvas, 85 58200 34 in. (217.5510 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Parcel Post Office Building, Worcester, Massachusetts, through the General Services Administration, 1972.132.1

Artwork Details

Title
Reading of the Mail – Communication of Ideas (mural, Worcester, Massachusetts Parcel Post Building)
Date
1940
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
85 58200 34 in. (217.5510 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Parcel Post Office Building, Worcester, Massachusetts, through the General Services Administration
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Keywords
  • Architecture — domestic
  • Figure group — female
  • Study — mural study
  • Allegory — arts and sciences — technology
  • Recreation — leisure — letter reading and writing
  • Architecture — detail — balcony
  • Cityscape — Massachusetts — Worcester
Object Number
1972.132.1