- Michigan State University: Main Library Mural - East Lansing MIMichigan State University's main library houses a mural by Henry Bernstein titled "America's First Agricultural College." The work was first created for the then-new East Lansing post office. From the Kresge Art Museum New Deal Walking Tour: "Originally commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts ... for the old East Lansing Post Office on Abbott Road (now Dublin Square Pub), this mural is typical of the emphasis on representational art, scenes of local history, and nostalgia for the disappearing rural life. The Section, however, did not initially approve of Bernstein’s proposals for the mural, which all related to Michigan State University. Although Bernstein...
- Post Office Mural - Frankfort MIThe historic post office in Frankfort, Michigan contains an example of New Deal artwork: a Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural entitled "On Board the Ferry Car (Ann Arbor #4, Feb. 14, 1923)." "The first thing you notice when walking into Frankfort's post office is the stately 1940s architecture. There are dark wood walls, marble floors and high ceilings. But there's also a mural that you just might miss if you don't happen to look above the postmaster's office door. The mural is about the size of a family dining table and it depicts an Ann Arbor car ferry as its crew battles a...
- Post Office Mural - Mt. Sterling ILHenry Bernstein completed this tempera-on-plaster mural, entitled "The Covered Bridge," in 1941 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the Mt. Sterling post office lobby.