Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA) Sites

The post office in Jasper, Texas houses a New Deal mural entitled "Industries of Jasper." Painted by Alexander Levin and completed in 1939, the work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The mural, since relocated, was created for Jasper's nearby Depression-era post office building.

The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts fresco entitled "Sugar Cane Mill" painted in 1941 by Hollis Holbrooks.

The mural "Great Smokies and Tennessee Farms" was commissioned by the Section of Fine Arts for the Jefferson City, Tennessee post office. The work was completed and installed in the post office lobby in 1941.

New Deal mural entitled "The New Calf" painted by Tom Savage in 1938.

In 1938, Vladimir Rousseff created a Section of Fine Arts mural "A. Grignon Trading with the Indians Mural" for the Kaukauna post office. A new post office was built in 1988 but the mural remained in the old post office for about 10 years. It is now in the "new" post office. Medium: oil on canvas

This oil on canvas mural by Fletcher Martin entitled "Discovery" was painted for the Kellogg post office in 1941. It was one of the winners of the 48-State post office mural competition. "The original mural, depicting 2 miners carrying another on a stretcher, was deemed too depressing by the locals."

The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled "Incidents in the Lives of Lewis and Clark" painted in 1938 by David McCosh. "This mural, by Oregon artist David McCosh, captures a wide variety of scenes in the history of the western United States. According to the 1991 National Register nomination for the Kelso Post Office, the project's total cost in 1938 was $1,165. It "depicts various early western scenes including Northwest Coast Indian fishermen, the Lewis and Clark camp site, a farmer examining his plow, and a group of people receiving mail. The backdrop is the rugged forest...

The historic post office in Kenedy, Texas houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts-commissioned mural, titled "Grist for the Mill," completed in 1939.

"New Deal mural entitled "The Arrival of the First Letter--Kennebunk Post Office from Falmouth---June 14, 1775" painted in 1939 by Edith C. Barry. The mural remains in the old Post Office building, now used as Kennebunk Police Station." (flickr)

The Kennebunk post office mural remains in what is now the police station. The mural entitled "The Arrival of the First Letter--Kennebunk Post Office from Falmouth---June 14, 1775" was painted by Edith C. Barry in 1939. It was funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

This fresco entitled "Winter Sports" was painted by Paul Faulkner in 1940.

"In the Days of the Cattlemen's Picnic" (1942) Medium: fresco: tempera on plaster Jessie S. Wilber, painter

A 1941 Section of Fine Arts-funded tempera painting titled "Anthracite Coal" was painted by George Harding and hangs in the post office lobby.

The post office contains a 1939 Section of Fine Arts mural by Arnold Friedman entitled "Rice Growing." "Arnold Friedman (1874–1946) was an American Modernist painter. He was born in Corona, Queens, worked for the Federal Art Project and studied at the Art Students League of New York under the tutelage of Robert Henri and Kenneth Hayes Miller. In 1909, he took a six-month leave of absence from his job to study art in Paris. During this time, he was introduced to the styles of Impressionism and Cubism. He exhibited with many of the most avant-garde venues and dealers of the period, including...

The post office contains a 1938 Section of Fine Arts mural by Raymond L. Morris entitled "The Evening Mail." The Mural portrays the evening post arriving by stage with a lot of motion, including a working man controlling the horses of the stage coach, children running from the front of the stage, and a well-dressed man raising his cane at the side. Lighting is sub-optimal for photography. Little is known about Raymond Morris, who was born in 1897 and painted in Indiana.

The historic post office in Knoxville, Iowa houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural entitled "Pioneer Group at the Red Rock Line—1845." The work was completed and installed in the post office lobby in 1941.

The mural "Horses" was created by Tom Lewis in 1939.

"Scenic View of the Village," 15' x 12' oil on canvas, painted by Belle Baranceanu, is a mural located in the La Jolla Post Office, La Jolla CA. 

The mural "Missouri Livestock," by Emma Lu Davis, was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts and completed in 1939.

"Rural Delivery" and "Sad News" are Section of Fine Arts murals completed by Henrik Martin Mayer in 1936. The mural is located in historic downtown post office in Lafayette. The two murals stands at 3' x 7'6". The medium is oil on canvas.

"The Corn School" is a Section of Fine Arts mural completed by Jessie Hull Mayer for the Lagrange post office in 1941. The size of the mural is 11'2" x 5'7" and the medium is oil on canvas.

Oil on canvas entitled "Winter Landscape" painted by George Dietrich in 1940.

The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled "Lake George" painted by Judson Smith in 1942.  

The historic post office in Lake Providence, Louisiana houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Life on the Lake," a mural painted by Ethel Edwards and installed in the then-new building in 1942. The work was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural entitled "Lake Country Wild Life" painted in 1941 by Avery Johnson. " On August 21, 1939, Edward B. Rowan, assistant chief for the U.S. Treasury Department’s Section on Fine Arts, wrote Artist Avery Johnson of Denville, N.J., and invited him to “submit designs for a mural decoration for the Lake Village, Arkansas, Post Office on the basis of competent work performed under the Section.” Johnson, who was working on designs for the 48 States mural competition, wrote Rowan on September 27 to accept the invitation. Johnson was among the winners of that competition, which apparently delayed...

The historic Lake Wales post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled "Harvest Time—Lake Wales." The work was painted by Denman Fink in 1942.

The historic Lakeville, Connecticut post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts-commissioned mural entitled "Ethan Allen in Forge Making Cannon Balls," which was painted in 1942 by George R. Cox. New Deal art website www.wpamurals.org has this anecdote from the artist's grandson, Topher Cox: "When my father was about 12, he and his father drove up to Lakeville. My grandfather had forgotten to sign his work. So around 1952 they drove up with a small can of paint and a brush. My grandfather met with the postmaster who gave him a small stool. My grandfather stood...

The Lancaster CA post office contains a striking oil-on-canvas mural by Spanish-born painter Jose Moya del Pino, who moved to San Francisco in the 1930s and worked on the famous Coit Tower murals. It would have been commissioned, like all post office murals, by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, and was installed when the post office was completed in 1941.  The mural is called "Hauling Water Pipe through Antelope Valley" and depicts a long mule-team hauling carts full of pipes through the Mojave Desert. This theme is quite distinctive compared to most historical murals showing scenes full of local notables...

The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled "Early Commerce in the Erie Canal Region" painted by Arthur Getz in 1940.

The historic post office in Lancaster, Wisconsin houses an example of New Deal artwork: an oil-on-canvas mural by Tom Rose entitled "Farm Yard." Commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, the work was completed in 1940.

This oil-on-canvas mural entitled "Taking Toll" (a.k.a. “Indians Demanding Wagon Toll”) was painted in 1939 by Leo J. Beaulaurier.  The work is installed above the Postmaster's door at the Langdon, North Dakota post office. According to a local newspaper story, this was the first Federal building artwork to be sponsored by the Treasury Department's Section of Fine Arts program in the state; the local Postmaster was quoted as saying that Langdon was the smallest city in the nation to be "granted a mural." (The source for this information is an un-cited article, dated Oct. 12, 1939, included in the National...

Charles Kaeselau's oil-on-canvas mural "Rural New Hampshire" at the Lebanon, New Hampshire post office was painted with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds and completed in 1939.  According to the contract for the project dated Jul. 1, 1938, the mural was to be "14' wide by 4'8" high, with a total approximate area of 61 sq. ft." Mr. Kaeselau was paid $830 for the project: $200 for the preliminary design, $300 for a "full size cartoon and photograph," and $330 upon completion and approved installation of the mural.

The post office contains a mural painted by Stuart R. Purser, "Ginnin' Cotton." Purser's design was the winning design for Mississippi in the 48-State mural competition.

The historic post office in Lemont, Illinois houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Canal Boats," an oil-on-canvas mural commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and completed in 1938.  

This 1940 mural "Electrification" by David Stone Martin was a winner of the Treasury Section's 48-State Post Office Mural competition.

New Deal mural entitled "Rural Free Delivery" painted by A. Criss Glasell in 1938.

John H. R. Pickett painted this oil on canvas mural, entitled "Coming 'Round the Mountain," in 1938 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The former US Postal Service facility located at 121 S. 1st St., is now located to the new facility at 557 E. Commerce St., Lewisburg, TN 37091. The mural was also relocated to the new facility.

New Deal mural entitled "Old Time Camp Meeting" painted by Robert F. Gates in 1940. Mr. Gates also painted a mural for the Oakland, MD post office.

The tempera mural "Lewistown Milestones" was painted by Ida Abelman and installed in the Lewistown, Illinois post office in 1941. The New Deal Art Registry notes that the mural "can be seen 24-7 through a glass window."

The historic Lexington branch post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts-commissioned mural, “Paul Revere’s Ride,” painted by Aiden Lassell Ripley in 1940.