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Location: Old Post Office - Sylvester GA

Post Office Mural – Sylvester GA

"Cantaloupe Industry"

Chester Tingler painted this oil-on-canvas work, entitled “Cantaloupe Industry,” with Section funding, for the then-new Sylvester post office in 1939. The work has since been relocated; it now resides in the lobby of the new post office east of downtown.

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

Post Office (former) – Sylvester GA

The historic former post office in Sylvester, Georgia was constructed with Treasury Department funds in 1937. An example of New Deal artwork created for the facility was relocated to the community’s current post office. The former post office is now… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Auxiliary Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

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