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Simon, Louis A.,
Melick, Neal A.,
Spence, R. S.,
Spence Bros. Construction Company,
Architecture -- Vehicle
Architecture -- Vehicle
Architecture -- Boat
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Chelsea
Relief
Architectural component
Sculpture
Chelsea Post Office Reliefs, (sculpture).
Artist:
Simon, Louis A., architect.
Melick, Neal A., engineer.
Spence, R. S., contractor.
Spence Bros. Construction Company, contractor.
Title:
Chelsea Post Office Reliefs, (sculpture).
Dates:
1936-1937. Dedicated Aug. 9, 1937.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Stone.
Dimensions:
3 reliefs.
Description:
Three Art Deco style bas-relief panels are on the front facade of a post office. Each relief represents a different way of transporting the mail. Depicted is a steam engine train, a high-winged single radial engine mail plane, and an ocean steamship. All vehicles are shown facing forward as if directly approaching the viewer.
Subject:
Architecture -- Vehicle -- Train
Architecture -- Vehicle -- Airplane
Architecture -- Boat -- Steamer
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Chelsea
Relief
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
United States Postal Service, Chelsea Post Office, 200 South Main Street, On front facade, Chelsea, Michigan 48118
Remarks:
The United States Post Office building in Chelsea, Michigan was constructed during 1936 and 1937 as a Works Progress Administration (WPA), Federal art project. It cost $77,200. Spence Bros. Construction Company, represented by R. S. Spence, was the general contractor for the building project. Plaque on building reads: Henry Morgenthau JR/Secretary of the Treasury/James A. Farley/Postmaster General/Louis A. Simon/Supervising Architect/Neal A. Melick/Supervising Engineering/1936. IAS files contain related articles from the Chelsea Standard, June 18, 1936 through July 1, 1937.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS MI000487
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MI000487
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