What do you think about the mural?
We want to hear from you! The mural was painted as a piece of public art for everyone to enjoy and engage with. What do you think about subjects Baker painted? What do you think about the style? How does the painting make you feel? If you saw this painting in a post office today, how do you think you would react? Share your thoughts with us in the message form below!
Exhibit Navigation
1: Introduction
2: Ernest Hamlin Baker
3: Great Depression & New Deal
4: Treasury Section of Fine Arts
5: Baker’s Commission & Research
6: Slavery in Southern Rhode Island
7: Baker’s Artistic Process
8: The Finished Mural
9: Wakefield Post Office
10: Why the Mural Matters
11. Share Your Thoughts
12. Further Reading
This exhibit is made possible through major funding support from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities. The Council seeds, supports, and strengthens public history, cultural heritage, civic education, and community engagement by and for all Rhode Islanders.