• Post Office (former) - Geneva OH
    The historic post office building in downtown Geneva, Ohio was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds.  The building was sold when a new post office was constructed south on Broadway. The former site housed an example of New Deal artwork, which has been relocated to the community's current post office.
  • Post Office Mural - Geneva OH
    Created for the former New Deal post office in Geneva, Ohio, Living New Deal believes the New Deal mural "Rural Homestead" to reside in the 'new' building that replaced it. “William Sommer’s mural, Rural Homestead, was chosen as the winner of the competition for the Geneva, Ohio post office. It was a simple design of a family posing in front of their farmhouse, representing American values and a typical Middle American lifestyle. In executing the design, however, Sommer was not as interested in the social realist movement as were many other artists. He was considered the premier representative in Cleveland of...