Frank Long Sites

In 1934, Frank Long completed two murals, entitled "Labor" and "Recreation," for the browsing room of the University of Kentucky library, with funding from the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP). The above photo depicts "Labor," in situ, in 1939. From contributor Charles Swaney: "The murals consist of 2 ten foot tall panels, oil on canvas, that are in arched alcoves. The thrust of both murals is upwards and towards the center of the murals.  There is a strong component of rounded upwards that is complimentary for both of them.  They are presently in the special collections center of the library,...

The historic post office in Drumright, Oklahoma houses an oil-on-canvas mural by Frank Long. The work, entitled "Oklahoma Land Rush," was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and installed in the post office lobby in 1941, where it still hangs today.

The post office contains a set of three murals entitled "Transportation of the Mural." The murals were funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and painted by Frank Long in 1938. The murals are a set of 3 panels showing mail delivery by rail, one showing the mail bag to be picked up by the moving train, unloading mail bags from a train, and a busy mail room. The mail room is a consummate work with the diverging and converging lines with mail in slots and workers in the center. Frank Long was born in Knoxville, TN, studied at the Art...