Location: Old Post Office - Covington LA

Post Office (former) Mural – Covington LA

"Tung Oil Industry"

Xavier Gonzales painted the mural “Tung Oil Industry” for what was then the community’s new post office. The work was painted by Xavier Gonzalez in 1939; it was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The building is now… read more

Post Office (former) – Covington LA

Now the Covington School Board Annex, Covington, Louisiana’s then-new post office was constructed with U.S. Treasury Department funds during the Great Depression. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, was completed in 1938.