Robert F. Gates Archives - Living New Deal

Post Office (former) Mural – Bethesda MD

“Montgomery County Farm Women’s Market” by Robert F. Gates. This Section of Fine Arts mural was originally painted in 1939 for the then-new Bethesda post office. The post office building was closed and privatized in 2012, after which the mural… read more

Post Office Mural – Lewisburg WV

New Deal mural entitled “Old Time Camp Meeting” painted by Robert F. Gates in 1940. Mr. Gates also painted a mural for the Oakland, MD post office.

Post Office Mural – Oakland MD

Robert F. Gates completed this tempera on canvas mural, entitled “Buckwheat Harvest,” in 1942 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.