Foster: Gerald Foster Mural from the Millburn Post Office, c. 1940

Photograph

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Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society

"Troops of Major Lee posted at Little's Bridge" by Gerald Foster: Photo ID # 340
"Troops of Major Lee posted at Little's Bridge" by Gerald Foster

Photo ID # 340

Name/Title

Foster: Gerald Foster Mural from the Millburn Post Office, c. 1940

Description

Mural painting, "Troops of Major Lee posted at Little's Bridge," from the Millburn Post Office by Gerald Foster. Gerald Foster was a WPA artist, originally from Montclair, NJ, who painted many murals in public buildings and post offices. When the Millburn post office was remodeled and the many postboxes on the east side removed, the mural was taken to Washington, D.C. Whereabouts unknown at this time (2021). Photograph of the mural was acquired by Owen Lampe from Gerald Foster, 980 Broughton N.E., Orangebury, South Carolina in 1957.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

2 1/4 x 4" print; 2 1/4 x 4 1/8" negative

Dimension Notes

Dimensions of the actual mural are unknown.

Reproductions

Notes

Owen Lampe Centennial Millburn, p. 33