The interior of New York’s Madison Square Station post office features eight tempera-on-plaster murals entitled “Scenes of New York” (1937-1939), commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts funding. Four panels are found on each the right and left wall… read more
Kindred McLeary painted five tempera-on-plaster murals for the Norwalk post office in 1941. The post office was renovated in 1963, leaving three murals “Present Products of South Norwalk;” “Past Products of South Norwalk;” and “Indians Instructing Pioneers in Forest Lore”… read more
The State Department was originally built for the War Department in 1940-41 and has been known since 2000 as the Harry S. Truman Federal Building. It is home to three sculptures commissioned for the original War Department building. •An eagle… read more
The mural “Modern Justice,” located at Pittsburgh’s historic U.S. Courthouse and Post Office, was sponsored by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Section of Fine Arts. The work was painted by Kindred McLeary in 1937. However, the work has since been painted… 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.
