Samuel F. Hershey Sites

The post office contains a 1941 Section of Fine Arts mural by Samuel F. Hershey entitled "Pride of Cambridge City." Mural showing the agriculture basis of Cambridge City with a man controlling a spirited hose in the center surrounded by workers feeding hogs, cattle, and corn, with machines and manufacturing in the background. Samuel F. Hershey was unusual for an artist in that he studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Boston Museum School of Art, and the New Haven Paint and Clay Club, including influences by members Aldro Hibbard and William Lester Stevens. He taught at Harvard...

Rockport, Massachusetts's public library houses a Federal Art Project (FAP) mural titled "Rockport Goes to War". The mural was painted by Samuel F. Hershey. The mural hands in a corridor on the second floor.

Three murals were commissioned for Tewksbury Hospital by the Federal Art Project. The works presented scenes related to the heritage of the area, and were created by: Maurice Compris (looms); Samuel F. Hershey (quarries and factory work); and W. Lester Stevens (farm work, boat building, and fishing).