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Artist: Henry Billings

Federal Building Art – Columbia TN

The United States Courthouse in Columbia, TN, formerly the post office, is home to Sidney Waugh’s 1941 limestone sculpture, entitled “American Eagle,” and Henry Billings’s 1942 oil on canvas mural, entitled “Maury County Landscape.” Both were completed with funds provided… read more

Project type: Art, Murals, Sculptures
New Deal Agencies: Treasury Department (TD), Treasury Section of Fine Arts

Post Office Mural – Medford MA

"Golden Triangle of Trade"

The oil-on-canvas mural, “Golden Triangle of Trade,” which hangs in the lobby of the historic branch post office in Medford, Massachusetts, was painted by Henry Billings in 1939. Often mistaken as a work created by the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art… read more

Project type: Art, Murals
New Deal Agencies: Treasury Section of Fine Arts

Post Office Murals – Lake Placid NY

Lake Placid Post Office Skiing Mural

The post office interior features five murals depicting winter sports painted by Henry Billings in 1937.

Project type: Art, Murals
New Deal Agencies: Treasury Section of Fine Arts

Village Hall (Old Post Office) Murals – Wappingers Falls NY

The old post office, now village hall contains two Section of Fine Arts murals by Henry Billings: “The two Wappinger[s] Falls murals are located in the Town Hall, a Dutchess County Historical site, and formerly the town’s post office. The… read more

Project type: Art, Murals
New Deal Agencies: Treasury Section of Fine Arts

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