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Artist: Richard Haines

Courthouse Murals – Wichita KS

“Oil-on-canvas murals, painted in 1935-1936, are located on the east and west walls of the lobby. Artists J. Ward Lockwood and Richard Haines received the commissions through a post office mural project awarded by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Painting and… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)

Post Office Mural – Berwyn IL

Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “The Picnic” painted by Richard Haines in 1942.

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)

Post Office Mural – Clinton MO

"Coon Hunt"

The post office contains a 1942 Section of Fine Arts mural “Coon Hunt” painted by Richard Haines in 1942. Richard Haines was born in Iowa in 1906 and chose realistic, contemporary subjects that directly related to the life of the… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)

Post Office Mural – Cresco IA

"Iowa Farming"

Mural entitled “Iowa Farming” painted in 1937 by Richard Haines. “Richard Haines was born here in 1906. His parents, Fred and Hattie, were pioneer farmers at the turn of the century and Richard began sketching scenes of cows and the… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)

Post Office Mural – Hastings MN

"Arrival of Fall Catalouge"

The historic post office in Hastings, Minnesota houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts-commissioned mural entitled “Arrival of Fall Catalogue.” The work, by Richard Haines, was completed in 1938.

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)

Post Office Mural – Shelton WA

"Skid Row"

This tempera mural “Skid Row” by Richard Haines was a winner of the Treasury Section’s 48-State Post Office Mural Competition. “When Section officials in Washington, D.C., chose Minneapolis artist Richard Haines to paint a mural for the new post office… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)

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