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Artist: Richard Zoellner

Pearlbrook Station Post Office Mural – Cleveland OH

Cleveland’s historic Pearlbrook Station post office houses one of many examples of New Deal artwork commissioned for northeast Ohio post offices by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The mural, “Ore Docks and Steel Mills,” was completed by Richard… read more

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

Post Office Mural – Georgetown OH

Richard Zoellner painted this 6 1/4′ x 13′ oil on canvas mural, entitled “Tobacco Harvest,” in 1938 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the lobby of the Georgetown post office. “Only a quarter of the… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA), Treasury Department, Arts Programs, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office Mural – Mannington WV

"Landscape at Frogtown"

This oil on canvas "Landscape at Frogtown" was painted for the Mannington post office by Richard Zoellner in 1942. It was a winner of the Treasury Section's 48-State Post Office Mural Competition.

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

Post Office Mural (destroyed) – Medina OH

Now the Pease Federal Building, what was then the new post office in Medina, Ohio housed an example of New Deal artwork: “Gathering the Apple Crop,” an oil-on-canvas mural by Richard Zoellner. Completed in 1938, the mural has unfortunately since… read more

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

Post Office Murals – Hamilton OH

Richard Zoellner painted these three oil on canvas murals–“Agriculture,” “Fort Hamilton,” and “Industries of Hamilton”–in 1934 with funds provided by the federal government. They are viewable in the Hamilton post office lobby.

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA), Treasury Department, Arts Programs, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office: Richard Zoellner Murals – Portsmouth OH

"Coal Barges"

The oil-on-canvas murals “Waterfront” and “Coal Barges” were painted by Richard Zoellner. Installed in the historic Portsmouth, Ohio post office, they were commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

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

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