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| Keywords: Mural-Ariel-Rios-Marsh-1.jpg en Photograph of mural Sorting the Mail by Reginald Marsh at the Ariel Rios Federal Building Washington D C <br>Notes Date 1936; dimensions 6' 7 x 12' 6 Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration Title date and keywords from information provided by the photographer Credit line Photographs in the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Gift; Carol M Highsmith; 2009; DLC/PP-2009 083 Forms part of Photographs in the Carol M Highsmith Archive More information at http //livingnewdeal org/projects/ariel-rios-federal-building-marsh-murals-washington-dc/ The Living New Deal<br> Mural information from the http //m gsa gov/m/vpb/01028/art_8 html General Services Administration Like Alfred D Crimi whose murals are located on the same floor of the William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building Marsh chose to depict the activities of the urban mailroom Also like Crimi Marsh made on-site preparatory sketches He studied the railway mail service located under old Penn Station in New York as well as the New York post office department building observing the modern machinery interviewing postal workers and making sketches as they unloaded and transferred mail cargo Marsh's depiction differs though from the easy interaction between men and machines portrayed in Crimi's mural as well as the staid calm of the railway mailroom shown in a sketch for an unrealized mural by Regionalist artist Thomas Hart Benton In contrast to these Marsh's murals bring to life the frenzied energy of workers and their machines in what the New York Times called a brilliant orchestration of labyrinthine structural rhythms <br>In the mural's lower portion muscular men lift and drag large bags of mail Their varied skin tones and apparel indicate a diverse work force and their physiques convey heroic strength and power The upper portion of the fresco ”rendered in shades of green black and white ”showcases the machinery that moves the mail in all directions Marsh's intricate composition and confident technique capture both the mechanization of systems and the importance of workers LOC-image highsm 24949 Creator Carol M Highsmith 2011-09 PD-Highsmith Ariel Rios Federal Building mural photographs by Carol M Highsmith Reginald Marsh | ||||
