Men and Wheat — Seneca Post Office
BEYOND THE WALL
A closer look.
Details to notice. Connections to explore.
Behind the artwork
Joe Jones’s Men and Wheat mural at the Seneca post office depicts a wheat harvest with a tractor and combine. It was installed in February 1940.
Source
Kansas Murals directory record Based on the directory’s recorded details.Look a little closer
Two farm workers and their machinery occupy the harvest scene beneath an unsettled sky. Look above the postmaster’s doorway on the lobby’s east wall. The installed mural is distinct from the preparatory study held in a museum collection.
Source
Kansas Murals directory record Based on the directory’s recorded details.The artist behind it
The directory credits Joe Jones for Men and Wheat — Seneca Post Office.
Source
Kansas Murals directory record Based on the directory’s recorded details.Its Kansas setting
This mural is recorded at 607 Main Street, Seneca, KS 66538.
Source
Kansas Murals directory record Based on the directory’s recorded details.
Description
About the mural
Joe Jones’s Men and Wheat mural at the Seneca post office depicts a wheat harvest with a tractor and combine. It was installed in February 1940.
Two farm workers and their machinery occupy the harvest scene beneath an unsettled sky. Look above the postmaster’s doorway on the lobby’s east wall. The installed mural is distinct from the preparatory study held in a museum collection.
Plan your visit
607 Main Street, Seneca, KS 66538.
This is an indoor post-office mural. Check current lobby access before traveling, and keep postal service areas clear while viewing. An exact artwork map pin has not yet been verified.
Explore more Kansas murals
Discover more Seneca murals or browse the Kansas mural directory.
For another Kansas work by Joe Jones, explore Turning a Corner in Anthony. Compare how the two murals portray agricultural work.
Sources
- City of Seneca points of interest
- Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery exhibition catalogue
- National Register documentation
Photo credit
Photograph: SharonPapierdreams, via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0 per the file’s structured license record; artwork/reproduction also identified as public domain in the United States on the source page. Original composition retained; WordPress generates display sizes.
