Location: Post Office – Oakville CT

Post Office Wood Carving – Oakville CT

"The Picnickers"

The historic post office building in Oakville, Connecticut houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Treasury Section of Fine Arts wood relief entitled “The Picknickers,” created by Theodore C. Barbarossa in 1941.

Post Office – Oakville CT

The historic post office building in Oakville, Connecticut was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1940, houses an example of New Deal artwork inside and is still in use today.