Arthur Getz painted this oil on canvas mural, entitled “Harvest,” in 1941 with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funding. Getz was also a prolific contributor to the New Yorker, drawing over 200 covers between 1936 and his death in 1996.
The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Early Commerce in the Erie Canal Region” painted by Arthur Getz in 1940.
The historic Luverne, Alabama post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Cotton Field,” a mural commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, painted by Arthur Getz in 1942. Alabama Moments: “Getz received the commission for Luverne on… read more