This fresco in the Post Office Terminal Annex lobby consists of eleven semi-circular, tempera on plaster “lunettes” by Boris Deutsch depicting “Cultural Contributions of North, South and Central America.” The murals were funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts… read more
Boris Deutsch was a Lithuanian immigrant. His oil-on-canvas mural “Grape Pickers” depicts a busy grape harvest. The work, which hangs in Reedley, California’s historic post office building, was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
“New Deal mural entitled ‘Indian Bear Dance’ painted by Boris Deutsch in 1940. Truth or Consequences was known as “Hot Springs” until 1951.” (flickr) “Indian Bear Dance, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico Installed in 1938, this 12-foot long, oil on… read more