• Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum: Mead Murals - Canyon TX
    Ben Carlton Mead completed two New Deal murals for the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum. One, "Coronado's Coming" was painted in 1934 with funding from the PWAP. Another, "Antelope Creek Focus" was painted in 1940 with funding from the WPA Federal Art Project.  
  • Quay County Courthouse Mural - Tucumcari NM
    The historic Quay County Courthouse in Tucumcari, New Mexico houses an example of New Deal artwork: "I, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, Have Passed This Way and Left my Mark," a 9' x 15' mural created by Ben Carlton Mead. The work was likely commissioned by the Federal Art Project, though further confirmation of the commissioning agency is requested.