The mural “Coal Mining,” by Richard Kenah, was completed with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds and installed in the historic post office in Bluefield, Virginia in 1942. Kenah was a local artist who painted a variety of post office… read more
The lobby of the historic Bridgeport, Ohio post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: the oil-on-canvas painting ,”Ohio Harvest,” was created by Richard Kenah in 1940. It was a winner of the Treasury Department’s 48-State Post Office Competition.
The historic post office in Louisburg, North Carolina houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Tobacco Auction,” by Richard Kenah. The work was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts and completed in 1939.