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A street light development project in Bradenton, Florida was undertaken with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. Work occurred between December 1938 and May 1939. PWA Docket No. FL [X]1560.
Date added: March 23, 2014; Modified: January 19, 2015
This Section of Fine Arts mural, entitled “Will Rogers,” was painted by Randall Davey in 1939. The mural was originally installed in the old (now destroyed) post office in Claremore OK. It has since been restored and is now situated… read more
Date added: March 26, 2014; Modified: January 19, 2015
The historic Cooper, Texas post office contains a Treasury Section of Fine Arts-commissioned mural entitled “Before the Fencing of Delta County.” The oil-on-canvas work was completed by Lloyd Goff in 1939.
Date added: March 26, 2014; Modified: January 19, 2015
The post office contains a Section funded mural entitled “Wildlife Conservation in Arkansas” painted for the De Queen post office in 1942 by Henry Simon. “Henry Simon was commissioned $750 to create a mural for De Queen, Arkansas on the… read more
Date added: May 20, 2014; Modified: January 19, 2015
In 1824, the village of Blissfield was established along the River Raisin in what is now the state of Michigan. At one time in history, this village was the largest shipping port for livestock on the Lake Shore & Michigan… read more
Date added: July 21, 2014; Modified: January 19, 2015
James L. Hansen received a Section of Fine Arts contract to complete a sculpture decoration for the new Lisbon, North Dakota post office on March 7, 1942. The terra-cotta relief was titled “Family Group.” Mr. Hansen was to receive a… read more
Date added: October 14, 2014; Modified: January 19, 2015
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Date added: December 29, 2014; Modified: January 19, 2015
“Historic Saugus” Medium: aluminum Size: 3 panels
Date added: December 18, 2014; Modified: January 19, 2015
The Walter Stokes School in Nashville, Tennessee was undertaken with the assistance of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the Great Depression. The Colonial Revival building was constructed with ten classrooms and a cafeteria. It temporarily housed Julia Green Elementary… read more
Date added: September 26, 2006; Modified: January 19, 2015
‘This project at the port of San Francisco includes two passenger piers, each 161 by 840 feet, with railroad tracks on each side connecting the piers with the railway yards, a transit shed on each pier, and a connecting wharf… read more
Date added: June 28, 2011; Modified: January 19, 2015
Helen Seegert completed this 7′ x 12′ painted cement mural, entitled “Building the Mission,” in 1936 with funds provided by the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Project. It id viewable in the foyer of the Lompoc Veterans Memorial Building auditorium.
Date added: January 18, 2015; Modified: January 19, 2015
Boca Raton, Florida’s historic Camino Real Bridge was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The PWA provided a $43,363 grant for the project, whose total cost was $94,163. Construction occurred between September 1938 and May 1939…. read more
Date added: May 11, 2014; Modified: January 19, 2015
In Feb. 1936 the Tribune reported Oak Park would be building a new branch of their public library thanks to a grant from the Public Works Administration (PWA). Library directors proposed the idea for the expansion. They wanted the South… read more
Date added: October 17, 2012; Modified: January 18, 2015
George Snow Hill (1898-1969) painted this oil on canvas mural for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts in 1938. “The panel honors the mostly African American laborers who contributed to the local lumber industry.” (visitflorida.com) The mural, entitled “Cypress Logging.”… read more
Date added: October 26, 2013; Modified: January 18, 2015
The post office contains a 1942 Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “History of Squirrel Hill.” The oil on canvas mural was painted by Alan Thompson.