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Artist: Wendell Jones

City Hall Mural – Rome NY

Wendell Jones painted the oil-on-canvas mural “Barn Raising” in 1942 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. Originally painted for the city’s then-new post office, the mural is currently viewable in the lobby of Rome’s City Hall.

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

Post Office Mural – Granville OH

"First Pulpit in Granville"

The post office contains a 1938 Section of Fine Arts mural by Wendell Jones entitled “First Pulpit in Granville.” Granville is the home of Denison University and was the first Baptist College west of the Allegheny Mountains. The mural emphasizes… read more

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

Sherrod Library Mural – Johnson City TN

Wendell Jones painted this Section of Fine Arts oil on canvas mural, “Farmer Family” for the Johnson City post office in 1940. “Farmer Family” was moved from the old post office when a new one was built and now hangs… read more

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

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