The historic former Federal Building and Post Office in Phoenix, Arizona houses examples of New Deal artwork. In 1937 the U.S. Treasury’s Section of Fine Arts commissioned artist La Verne Nelson Black to create two murals for the east wing… read more
Oscar E. Berninghaus painted this Section of Fine Arts oil-on-canvas mural entitled “Border Gateways” in 1937 in the Fort Scott federal courthouse. As of 2007, the federal court room was empty. Access was possible with permission from the post office,… read more
The post office contains a 1939 Section of Fine Arts mural by Oscar Berninghaus entitled “Terminus of the Railroad, 1898-1901.” The railroad ended at Weatherford from 1898-1901 and this work depicts the station, a train engine, and surrounding covered wagons… read more