The Boundary County Courthouse is the site of three friezes, all created by Fletcher Martin in 1940 for the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project (WPA-FAP) and viewable on the front of the courthouse. They are officially untitled but are known… read more
Artist Fletcher Martin painted this Section of Fine Arts oil-on-canvas mural “The Horse Breakers” in 1940 for the Lamesa post office. The post office has since moved, but the mural remains in its original location in what is now a… read more
This oil on canvas mural by Fletcher Martin entitled “Discovery” was painted for the Kellogg post office in 1941. It was one of the winners of the 48-State post office mural competition. “The original mural, depicting 2 miners carrying another… read more
“The mural Mail Transportation was painted by Fletcher Martin. Martin was a self-taught artist, and he won the commission to paint the murals among seventy-seven artists. By the age of twelve he was working as a printer. He dropped out… read more
Check out our latest map and guide to the work of the New Deal in Washington, D.C. It includes 500 New Deal sites in the District alone, highlighting 34 notable sites, and includes an inset map of the area around the National Mall which can be used for self-guided walking tours.
Take a look at our previous guides, equally comprehensive, covering key New Deal sites in San Francisco and New York City.
