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Artist: Edith Hamlin

Coit Tower: Hamlin Mural – San Francisco CA

"Hunting in California"

This 9′ x 12′ PWAP fresco “Hunting in California” by Edith Hamlin is located on the second floor of Coit Tower. It is accessible only during the Saturday morning tour.  

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Public Works of Art Project (PWAP)

Mission High School Murals – San Francisco CA

"Civilization Through the Arts and Crafts as Taught to the Neophyte Indians"

The school contains two 6′ x 24′ murals “Civilization Through the Arts and Crafts as Taught to the Neophyte Indians” and “Mission San Francisco de Asis.” They were painted by Edith Hamlin in 1936-37 with funding from the WPA Federal Art… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Federal Arts Project (FAP)

Post Office Mural – Martinez CA

Hamlin and Dixon mural  in downtown post office - Martinez CA

The Martinez downtown post office contains an oil-on-canvas New Deal mural, “The Road to Eldorado” by noted California artists Edith Hamlin and Maynard Dixon. It was funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts in 1939. The subject matter of… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)

Tracy Historical Museum Murals – Tracy CA

"Days of the First Railroad"

The former post office originally contained three oil on canvas murals by Edith Hamlin, painted in 1938 under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. “Days of First Railroad” and “Spaniards” still hang in the building, while a… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)

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