Location: Post Office - Beaufort NC

Post Office – Beaufort NC

The historic post office in Beaufort, North Carolina was constructed in 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds. It is home to four New Deal murals by Simka Simkhovitch—”Criss Wright,” “Goose Decoys,” “Mail to Cape Lookout,” and “Sand Ponies”—all painted in… read more

Post Office Murals – Beaufort NC

"Mail to Cape Lookout"

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.