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Date added: March 6, 2025
“The Town Crier” is a cast stone relief that was created for, and installed in, the now-former North East post office (now North East Borough Hall) in October 1936. It was created by New York sculptor Leo Lentelli and funded… read more
Date added: March 6, 2025
What is now North East, Pennsylvania’s Borough Hall was originally built as the community’s post office during the mid-1930s. The building bears a 1935 cornerstone, and construction was funded by the Treasury Department. An example of New Deal artwork created… read more
Total Defense: The New Deal and the Invention of National Security tells the story of how FDR and fellow New Dealers created the idea of national security, transforming the meaning of defense and vastly expanding the US government’s responsibilities. National security may seem like a timeless notion. States have always sought to fortify themselves, and the modern state derives its legitimacy from protecting its population. Yet national security in fact has a very particular, very American, history—and a surprising one at that. Congratulations to Andrew Preston, the recipient of the 2025 New Deal Book Award.
The panel awarded Honorable Mentions to Stephanie Gray’s Restoring America: Historic Preservation and the New Deal, and Richard Haw’s Leon Bibel: Forgotten Artist of the New Deal. Learn about the winners and nominees here.
