The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts oil-on-canvas mural entitled “Wheat Workers” painted in 1940 by Martyl Schweig. This is a classic regionalist portrayal of wheat workers in the fields during the transition from hand work to a… read more
The post office contains a 1942 Section of Fine Arts mural by Martyl Schweig entitled “La Guignolee.” A 1941 newspaper article now displayed by the mural explains that the soon to be installed mural depicts an old Ste. Genevieve custom.
“Although the ROD Building was a municipal building, the District of Columbia’s peculiar sovereignty status required that the federal government approve its construction, and that the Treasury Department Section of Fine Art play a major role in its art program…… read more