Hyattsville Post Office

Eugene Kingman painted five murals for the Post Office in Hyattsville, Maryland. These murals have been described in "Maryland and Delaware Off the Beaten Path" as "... depict[ing] the working man in heroic proportions. They reflect the remains of the agricultural and pastoral quality of the Hyattsville lifestyle that still existed in 1937, when Kingman used such muralist techniques as stylized horses, foreshortening, and a decorative cornstalk border."

Hyattsville Countryside

Mural on the right-hand wall of the Post Office.

DETAILS
  • Title: Hyattsville Countryside
  • Group Title: Hyattsville Post Office
  • Category: Murals
  • Year: 1938

Hyattsville Countryside (Rural Mailboxes)

Left- and right-hand panels showing rural mailboxes.

DETAILS
  • Title: Hyattsville Countryside (Rural Mailboxes)
  • Group Title: Hyattsville Post Office
  • Category: Murals
  • Year: 1938

Hyattsville Countryside (Farming)

Farming scene. Left and right images are connected in the mural by a section that extends above the intervening doorway.

DETAILS
  • Title: Hyattsville Countryside (Farming)
  • Group Title: Hyattsville Post Office
  • Category: Murals
  • Year: 1938

Hyattsville Countryside (Farmhouse)

This mural depicts an isolated farmhouse.

DETAILS
  • Title: Hyattsville Countryside (Farmhouse)
  • Group Title: Hyattsville Post Office
  • Category: Murals
  • Year: 1938

Hyattsville Countryside (Church)

This mural shows a church near Hyattsville.

DETAILS
  • Title: Hyattsville Countryside (Church)
  • Group Title: Hyattsville Post Office
  • Category: Murals
  • Year: 1938