McDonough Sites

"A Henry County treasure that many people in our community have never seen, 'Cotton Gin' was created by modernist artist Louis Henri Jean Charlot (1898-1979) in the early forties as part of the recovery process after the Great Depression. Located in McDonough’s historic post office (Polk Annex), the mural is one of 200,000 government commissioned works which were funded under the 'Federal Art Project' (FAP) during the Great Depression era. The FAP's primary goals were to employ out-of-work artists and to provide art for non-federal government buildings. The initiative operated from August 29, 1935, until June 30, 1943. FAP artists created posters,...