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  • Post Office Sculpture - Pompton Lakes NJ
    The historic post office in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey houses an example of New Deal artwork: a cast stone sculpture entitled "Benjamin Franklin." The work, created by A. Stirling Calder, was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office Sculpture - Rochester MI
    "Communication" Medium: Cast stone
  • Post Office Sculpture - Schofield Barracks HI
    The historic Schofield Barracks branch post office contains a 1943 Section of Fine Arts wood carving by Roy King entitled "Primitive Communication." The work can be found in the upper corner of the right side of the retail lobby.
  • Post Office Sculpture - South River NJ
    The wood carving "Construction" was created by Maurice Glickman for the new South River post office. The work was commissioned by the Section of Fine Arts and completed in 1943.
  • Post Office Sculpture - Springerville AZ
    "The well-preserved lobby features a bas-relief sculpture by Robert Kittredge illustrating the Apache chiefs, Geronimo and Vittorio, on horseback in battle. The sculpture was funded by the Section of Fine Arts, the U.S. Treasury Department’s New Deal art program."
  • Post Office Sculpture - Union City PA
    The post office building in Union City, Pennsylvania houses an example of New Deal artwork: "The Lumberman," a relief sculpture commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The work was completed by Vincent Glinsky in 1939 for the then-new post office in Union City, which has since been demolished.
  • Post Office Sculpture - White Hall IL
    "Along the south wall of the lobby of the Post Office is a sculpture 'Potter and His Burro,' commissioned by the U.S. Treasury Department's Section of Painting and Sculpture in November 1938. It was created by Felix Schlag in honor of White Hall's pottery industry and installed in the building in November 1939."   (NRHP)
  • Post Office Sculpture - Wrightsville GA
    "Transition" Medium: cast stone
  • Post Office Sculpture (missing) - Hammonton NJ
    The historic Hammonton post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Harvest," a sculpture created by Spero Anageros in 1940. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. Unfortunately, the sculpture is missing.
  • Post Office Sculpture (missing) - Lisbon ND
    James L. Hansen received a Section of Fine Arts contract to complete a sculpture decoration for the new Lisbon, North Dakota post office on March 7, 1942. The terra-cotta relief was titled "Family Group." Mr. Hansen was to receive a sum of $850 for the work; however, his enlistment in the U.S. Navy and his attendant relocation made the artist unable to install the work; as such $50 was deducted from his final payment. According to WPAmurals.com: "This information is from Ms. Elizabeth Anderson from the Smithsonian American Art Museum: The Lisbon, ND relief was completed in 1943 but was never installed in...
  • Post Office Sculptures - Berryville AR
    "Daniel Olney was commissioned for $750 to create a mural for Berryville, Arkansas on the basis of merit of the model submitted in the Salina, Kansas Competition. The figures were designed for Salina, Kansas, but were transformed into man and woman for Arkansas. Olney specifically created a plow and guitar to show a union of work and play. He encountered some trouble relating the sculpture to the wall, their smaller size, approximately three feet tall, does not entirely cover the space above the postmaster's door. In this mural, Rural Arkansas is characterized by the figures of a farmer on the right...
  • Post Office Sculptures - Carlyle IL
    The historic Carlyle post office possesses a set of three sculptures by Curt Drewes. The sculptures, entitled "Farm," "Dairy Farming," and "Fish Hatchery," were funded by the Section of Fine Arts in 1939.
  • Post Office Sculptures - Covington KY
    The historic downtown post office in Covington, Kentucky, is home to three sculptures: Carl L. Schmitz's 1940 limestone sculptures, "Horsebreeding" and "Tobacco," and Romuald Kraus's 1942 bronze sculpture, "Justice," all completed with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office Sculptures - Evanston IL
    The post office contains two 5.5' x 7' cast aluminum sculptures covered with gold foil by Robert I. Russin. "Mail Handler" and "Throwing the Mail" were completed with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds in 1938.
  • Post Office Sculptures - Fond du Lac WI
    These eleven limestone reliefs by Boris Gilbertson are located around the outside of the old Fond du Lac post office. They represent "Birds and Animals of the Northwest." The post office now houses the organization Advocap.
  • Post Office Sculptures - Hamlet NC
    Nina de Brennecke created three carved mahogany bas relief sculptures: "Peaches," "Dewberries," and "Drilling," in 1942 with funds provided by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts. They are viewable in the lobby of the historic Hamlet, North Carolina post office.
  • Post Office Sculptures - Ripley MS
    George Aarons' three cast stone reliefs, "Development of the Postal Service," were installed in 1939 in the then-new (and now former) Ripley, Mississippi post office. They were moved to the new post office in 1999 and installed on the back work room floor. As of 2014, access is "happily granted by the employees" (newdealartregistry.org).
  • Post Office Sculptures - Rock Falls IL
    The post office contains two terra cotta sculptures created by Curt Drewes under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts in 1939. The sculptures depict "The Manufacture of Farm Implements" and "Farming by Hand."
  • Post Office Sculptures - Yellowstone National Park WY
    The historic post office for Yellowstone National Park, located at the Mammoth Hot Springs community near the north entrance of the park, is home to an example of New Deal artwork: two stone sculptures entitled "Young Grizzly Bears," created by Gladys Caldwell Fisher. Commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts, the works flank the front entrance to the building. Annals of Wyoming: Fronting the post office at Mammoth Hot Springs in the Park are a pair of carved stone grizzly bear cubs. The two animals are the work of Mrs. Gladys Fisher, a Denver artist who completed the commission for...
  • Post Office Scultpure - Burlington KS
    The historic post office in Anthony, Kansas houses an example of New Deal artwork: a stone carving entitled "Boy and Cult," created by Robert Kittredge under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts in 1942.
  • Post Office Wood Bas-Relief (Interior) - Inglewood CA
    A mahogany wood bas-relief by Archibald Garner, entitled "Centinella Springs," frames a doorway inside the main post office in Inglewood CA.  It depicts early California settlers drawing water from a local spring. (Inglewood was briefly known as "Centinella" in the 19th century) The post office building was constructed in 1935 and Garner's relief was created in 1937 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts (not the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and its arts programs, as sometimes thought).
  • Post Office Wood Carving - Dundalk MD
    The historic post office in Dundalk, Maryland houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts-commissioned relief entitled "Welding," produced in 1942 by Harrison Gibbs.
  • Post Office Wood Carving - Oakville CT
    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 Wood Carving - Swarthmore PA
    The wood carving "The Spirit of the Post," by Milton Horn, was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds. It resides in the lobby of the historic Swarthmore post office.
  • Post Office Wooden Relief - Clarkston WA
    The post office contains a 1940 Section of Fine Arts carved wooden relief by Donlon P. McGovern entitled Lewis and Clark.
  • Post Office: Arnautoff Mural - Pacific Grove CA
    The historic post office in Pacific Grove, California, holds a mural by noted artist Victor Arnautoff (famous for his murals in Coit Tower and George Washington High School in San Francisco).  The mural was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and hung in the post office lobby in 1940, two years after the building was completed.  The large 4 x 15 foot, oil-on-canvas mural is called "Lovers' Point" and depicts an idyllic beach scene.  
  • Post Office: Calfee Mural - Petersburg VA
    "Agricultural Scenes in Virginia" is one of two murals created for the Petersburg post office under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The oil-on-canvas work depicts two primary agricultural crops of Virginia: tobacco and peanuts. It was painted in 1937 by William Calfee.
  • Post Office: Clarence Carter Mural - Portsmouth OH
    The four panels of the New Deal mural "Characteristic Local Scenes in Portsmouth" were painted by Clarence Carter. The work was sponsored by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office: Forbes Mural - Merced CA
    The historic post office and Federal Building in Merced, California houses multiple examples of New Deal artwork, among which is "Jedediah Smith Crossing the Merced River" a 6' x 8' tempera-on-plaster mural. The work, by Helen Forbes, was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office: Lewis Mural - Petersburg VA
    "Riding to Hounds" is one of two murals created for the Petersburg post office under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The work, which depicts Virginia fox hunting, was painted in 1937 by Edwin S. Lewis.
  • Post Office: Puccinelli Mural - Merced CA
    The historic post office and Federal Building in Merced, California houses multiple examples of New Deal artwork, among which is "Vacheros," a 6' x 8' tempera-on-canvas mural. The work, by Dorothy Puccinelli, was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office: Richard Zoellner Murals - Portsmouth OH
    The oil-on-canvas murals "Waterfront" and "Coal Barges" were painted by Richard Zoellner. Installed in the historic Portsmouth, Ohio post office, they were commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Prentiss County Chancery Court Building Mural - Booneville MS
    Stefan Hirsch painted this oil on canvas mural, entitled "Scenic and Historic Booneville," in 1943, in what was then the Booneville post office, with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The mural is viewable in the lobby.
  • Prince George's County Library Mural - Upper Marlboro MD
    Mitchell Jamieson painted this mural "Tobacco Cutters" in 1938 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts in what was previously the post office.
  • Public Library Mural - Enterprise AL
    This Section of Fine Arts tempera-on-canvas mural “Saturday in Enterprise” was painted by Virginia-born artist Paul Arlt for the Enterprise post office in 1941. Arlt received the commission on the basis of an entry in the 48 States Competition, depicting a city scene of downtown Enterprise at the corner of the famous boll weevil monument. The mural now hangs in the Enterprise public library.
  • Public Library Mural - Haleyville AL
    The egg tempera-on-gesso mural "Reforestation" was commissioned by the Section of Fine Arts under the Treasury Department and installed in what was then the post office for Haleyville, Alabama in 1940. "When the post office moved in 1970, the city took over the old post office building. Since then, the mural has been painted over at least 3 times. Three silver dollar sized areas of paint have been removed by an art conservator. The local historical society is in the process of raising funds to have the entire mural uncovered--upwards of $25,000." (newdealartregistry.com)
  • Public Library: Cikovsky Mural - Silver Spring MD
    This 16' x 6' oil on canvas entitled "The Old Tavern" was painted by Nicolai Cikovsky in 1937 for the former Silver Spring Post Office, under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. When the old post office closed down in 1981, the mural was moved to the Silver Spring Public Library – which itself relocated in recent years to Wayne Avenue.
  • Purcell Station Post Office Mural - Plymouth MI
    The historic Purcell Station post office in Plymouth, Michigan houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Plymouth Trail," by Carlos Lopez. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Recorder of Deeds Building: Levit Mural - Washington DC
    “Although the ROD Building was a municipal building, the District of Columbia's peculiar sovereignty status required that the federal government approve its construction, and that the Treasury Department Section of Fine Art play a major role in its art program… The Treasury Sections December 1, 1942 announcement of the ROD Building mural competition was a term paper-like, ten page document that required artists to submit their entries unsigned for anonymous judging… A press release announced that the winners wide geographic dispersion and almost equal female-male ratio, as well as the inclusion of accomplished African-American painter William Edouard Scott, proved the fairness of...
  • Recorder of Deeds Building: Lopez Mural - Washington DC
    “Although the ROD Building was a municipal building, the District of Columbia's peculiar sovereignty status required that the federal government approve its construction, and that the Treasury Department Section of Fine Art play a major role in its art program… The Treasury Sections December 1, 1942 announcement of the ROD Building mural competition was a term paper-like, ten page document that required artists to submit their entries unsigned for anonymous judging… A press release announced that the winners wide geographic dispersion and almost equal female-male ratio, as well as the inclusion of accomplished African-American painter William Edouard Scott, proved the fairness of...
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