• Lincoln National Forest Service Building Murals - Alamogordo NM
    In the portico of the Forest Service building are three frescos painted by Peter Hurd in 1940, with funding from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. "Yucca" and "Sorghum" measure 4' by 3', and are installed on either side of the larger "Sun and Rain." From Kathryn Flynn's Treasure On New Mexico Trails: In Alamogordo, under the Art-in-Architecture program titled, 'Sun and Rain,' Peter Hurd painted one of New Mexico's most beautiful frescos in 1942, around the entrance to the building. The central part of the fresco is flanked by two smaller frescos, 'Sorghum' and 'Yucca.' The Alamogordo News in 1941 described...
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Big Spring TX
    The historic former post office in Big Spring, Texas (now the 118th District Courthouse) houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Old Pioneers," a fresco by Peter Hurd completed in 1938. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Terminal Annex Federal Building Murals - Dallas TX
    The Terminal Annex Federal Building contains two oil on canvas murals by Peter Hurd: "Pioneer Home Builders" and “Airmail Over Texas.” They were painted in 1940-1941 with funding from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. From an entry on the website Unvisited Dallas by Noah Jeppson: Soon after the Terminal Annex was completed, three murals were commissioned and a national design competition was held. From an entry field of 149 applicants regionalist painter Peter Hurd — who rose to national fame in the 1930s — won the anonymous competition (the winning designs were displayed with all other entries at the Dallas Museum...