New Deal Projects – Living New Deal

Post Office Mural – Monterey CA

Henrietta Shore moved to the Monterey Peninsula in 1930 and painted this mural “Monterey Bay” for the Post Office in 1937 with support from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. Unfortunately, the Shore mural is no longer hanging in the post… read more

Santa Cruz Post Office Murals – Santa Cruz CA

Four oil on canvas murals depicting Santa Cruz’s industry: “Cabbage Farming,” “Limestone Quarries,” “Artichoke,” and “Fishing.” “The vivid paintings show limestone quarry workers, men picking artichokes and fishermen at the waters edge. One painting, titled Cabbage Culture, shows three farm… read more