Post Office Mural – Clarion IA
New Deal mural entitled “Farm Scene” was painted by Paul Faulkner in 1943 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
St. Croix State Park Improvements – Hinckley MN
Between 1936 and 1943, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Works Progress Administration (WPA) undertook construction and landscaping projects in St. Croix State Park. St. Croix State Park was developed through a National Parks Service program, the Recreational Demonstration… read more
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge – Humboldt County NV
The Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1931 in the desert landscape of northern Nevada and eastern Oregon and enlarged by order of President Franklin Roosevelt in December 1936, under the auspices of the Bureau of Biological Survey (Fish… read more
Brookland Education Campus at Bunker Hill – Washington DC
The Brookland Education Campus at Bunker Hill, NE, encompasses the former Bunker Hill Elementary School, which was built during the New Deal era. The new facility includes middle school. Initial plans were made in 1938 for a full, two-story building… read more
Recorder of Deeds Building (former) – Washington DC
The old Recorder of Deeds Building is a three-story structure built 1941-1943 by the municipal government of the District of Columbia. Funding was provided in 1940 by the Public Works Administration (PWA), which was by then part of the Federal… read more
Post Office Murals – West Allis WI
The historic branch post office in West Allis, Wisconsin houses New Deal artwork: “Wisconsin Wild Flowers – Spring” and “Wisconsin Wild Flowers – Autumn,” murals completed by Frances Foy in 1943. The works were commissioned by the Treasury Section of… read more
Recorder of Deeds Building: Scott Mural – Washington DC
“Although the ROD Building was a municipal building, the District of Columbia’s peculiar sovereignty status required that the federal government approve its construction, and that the Treasury Department Section of Fine Art play a major role in its art program…… read more