Tuesday, September 1, 2015

A Big Cat Speaks

Yesterday I went to the main post office to pick up some stamps and couldn't resist snapping a photo of this lion motif on the table legs. In retrospect, his expression looks like he attended that council meeting last night. In modern kitteh language, he is saying, "Oh noes!"

I'd be "lion" if I said that meeting was anything but excruciating. My dental work today was less painful.

--Bernice
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  1. UnknownSeptember 2, 2015 at 7:53 AM

    Aptly put Bernice.

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  2. History LadySeptember 2, 2015 at 9:18 AM

    Great lion photograph! The lion table was part of the expansion of the Plainfield Post Office during President Franklin D, Roosevelt's tenure in office and his New Deal program. Most people confuse the Post Office murals and other fine arts pieces with WPA, but the lion table was part of the Section of Painting and Sculpture (which was renamed the Section of Fine Arts in 1938-43) under the U.S. Treasury Department. In the construction of federal buildings or additions of federal buildings, a portion of the construction money had to go to fine arts (Public Art) to employ artists within the Federal Art Project. Plainfield was fortunate to receive on of the last contracts, and Anton Refregier was the artist that painted the Plainfield Post Office murals, one of the few that painted a heroic African American figure.
    Refregier knew Paul Robeson, and it may be that Mr. Robeson was the model for this heroic African American figure. What a great gift of heritage.

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    1. BobSeptember 2, 2015 at 10:47 AM

      Thanks for the info. It's great to know Plainfield history.

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