{"id":26098,"date":"2019-04-11T12:19:18","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T17:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=26098"},"modified":"2019-04-11T12:19:18","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T17:19:18","slug":"post-office-murals-stamp-pane-dedicated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/04\/11\/post-office-murals-stamp-pane-dedicated\/","title":{"rendered":"Post Office Murals stamp pane dedicated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26099\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Post-Office-Murals-Stamp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"441\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Post-Office-Murals-Stamp.jpg 441w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Post-Office-Murals-Stamp-300x267.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>USPS News Link &#8211; 4\/11\/19 &#8211; USPS celebrated the beloved murals that bring a touch of beauty to Post Offices across the nation at its latest stamp dedication ceremony this week.<\/p>\n<p>Post Office Murals, a pane of 10 stamps that\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/link.usps.com\/2019\/04\/09\/painted-love-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">showcase five classic murals<\/a><\/em>, was dedicated April 10 at the Piggott, AR, Post Office, home to one of the featured works of art.<\/p>\n<p>Pat Mendonca, senior director of the Office of the Postmaster General, led the ceremony, explaining how the federal government commissioned hundreds of murals during the Great Depression to enliven the walls of public buildings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese works of art not only helped boost civic life, they provided meaningful employment for many artists,\u201d Mendonca said.<\/p>\n<p>The Post Office Murals stamps showcase five murals:\u00a0<em>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/link.usps.com\/2019\/04\/01\/moving-image\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kiowas Moving Camp<\/a>\u201d<\/em>\u00a0in Anadarko, OK;\u00a0<em>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/link.usps.com\/2019\/04\/02\/peak-painting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mountains and Yucca<\/a>\u201d<\/em>\u00a0in Deming, NM;\u00a0<em>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/link.usps.com\/2019\/04\/03\/herd-mentality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Antelope<\/a>\u201d<\/em>\u00a0in Florence, CO;\u00a0<em>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/link.usps.com\/2019\/04\/04\/mountain-view\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sugarloaf Mountain<\/a>\u201d\u00a0<\/em>in Rockville, MD; and\u00a0<em>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/link.usps.com\/2019\/04\/05\/plane-view\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Air Mail<\/a>\u201d<\/em>\u00a0in Piggott.<\/p>\n<p>Each mural is featured twice on the stamp pane, which is available at Post Offices across the nation and\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/store.usps.com\/store\/product\/buy-stamps\/post-office-murals-S_571104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">usps.com<\/a><\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the five paintings featured on the stamps, Post Offices have more than 1,400 other murals and sculptures that were commissioned through President Franklin Roosevelt\u2019s New Deal programs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of these works have been restored and are available for the public to enjoy,\u201d Mendonca said.<\/p>\n<p>Other speakers at the ceremony included John Gill, chairman of the Arkansas Parks and Recreation Foundation, Piggott Mayor Travis Williams, Piggott Postmaster Stephanie Jett and Brooklyn Harmon, a Piggott fourth-grader who won her school\u2019s essay contest on the local mural.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeeing the mural lifted the spirits of the customers and made them happy,\u201d Brooklyn said, reading from her essay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USPS News Link &#8211; 4\/11\/19 &#8211; USPS celebrated the beloved murals that bring a touch of beauty to Post Offices across the nation at its latest stamp dedication ceremony this week. 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