Post Office
n.d.
Medium
Graphic Arts-Print
Classification
Graphic Arts-Print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
Accession Number
1966.42.3
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the everyday rhythm of American life with *Post Office*, a captivating graphic arts print from the American Art Museum's collection. Created by an unidentified artist and undated, this work likely captures a lively street scene featuring a post office as its focal point, complete with a horse-drawn carriage—a nod to the era when mail delivery was a vital thread connecting communities. The tags evoke the hustle of urban or rural thoroughfares, where people gathered for letters, news, and parcels that bridged distances in a pre-digital age. As a print in the graphic arts tradition, th...
About the Artist
Unidentified ( ) · –