Now privately owned, the James O. Eastland federal post office and courthouse was constructed in 1933-34. The building contains a controversial New Deal mural painted in 1938 by Simka Simkovitch titled “Pursuit of Life in Mississippi.” After being covered up… read more
Simka Simkhovitch painted four oil-on-canvas murals for the Beaufort, North Carolina post office: “Crissy Wright,” “Goose Decoys,” “Mail to Cape Lookout,” and “Sand Ponies”. They were installed in the lobby of the post office in 1940.
Check out our latest map and guide to the work of the New Deal in Washington, D.C. It includes 500 New Deal sites in the District alone, highlighting 34 notable sites, and includes an inset map of the area around the National Mall which can be used for self-guided walking tours.
Take a look at our previous guides, equally comprehensive, covering key New Deal sites in San Francisco and New York City.
