Carl Morris Sites

The post office contains two murals painted by Carl Morris in 1943. "Carl Morris won the US Treasury Department's Section of Painting and Sculpture competition to complete a set of murals for the building. The Section competition required that the art works represent local industry and agriculture, and while not the most representative of Morris' subsequent style, the murals are wonderful examples of the Social Realism depicted across the country through this selection process. In this instance Morris' special sense of color and design distinguish the Eugene murals. The two 6' x 15' murals cover the upper walls of the north and...