• Detroit Naval Armory Artwork - Detroit MI
    "The new armory opened in 1930, and was used as both a training facility and civic event site. The indoor drill floor was used for dances, USO mixers, auto shows, and political and sporting events. In 1932, future heavyweight champion Joe Louis fought his first career bout. With the onset of the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration funded numerous artistic additions to the armory, including three murals, plaster carvings, and extensive wood carvings; this collection of WPA art is the largest collection of federally-funded Depression-era artwork of any building in the state... The Detroit Naval Armory is a limestone structure...
  • Post Office - Caro MI
    The historic Caro, Michigan post office was a New Deal project completed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1939. The building contains a Section of Fine Arts tempera mural entitled "Mail on the Farm," painted by David Fredenthal in 1941.
  • Post Office Mural - Caro MI
    The historic Caro, Michigan post office contains a Section of Fine Arts tempera mural entitled "Mail on the Farm," painted by David Fredenthal in 1941.
  • Post Office Mural - Manistique MI
    The historic post office in Manistique, Michigan houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Logging," an oil-on-canvas mural by David Fredenthal. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.