Post Office Mural – Ravenna OH

City:
Ravenna, OH

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

New Deal Agencies:
Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA), Arts Programs

Artist:
Clarence Carter

Description

The historic post office in Ravenna, Ohio houses one of many examples of New Deal artwork commissioned for northeastern Ohio post offices. The mural “Early Ravenna,” by Clarence Carter, was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It was completed in 1936.

Source notes

https://www.wpamurals.org/ohio.htm Sharon E. Dean and Karal Ann Marling, Covering History: Revisiting Federal Art in Cleveland, 1933-43. The Cleveland Public Library and the Cleveland Artists Foundation, 2006. (Quote: pp. 24-25).

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on August 23, 2016.

Location Info


150 N Chestnut Street
Ravenna , OH 44266

Coordinates: 41.15933, -81.24267

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