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  • Post Office (former) Bas Relief - Easley SC
    The historic former post office building in Easley, South Carolina contains an example of New Deal artwork: "Cultivation of Corn," a bas relief commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office (former) Bas Relief - Marion NC
    The plaster relief titled "Unity" was created for the historic post office building in Marion, North Carolina, now the library. The relief has been moved from above what would have been the Postmaster's door and placed on the wall of what was the basement of the post office, now the lower floor of the library.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Alpine TX
    The historic former post office building in Alpine, Texas houses an example of New Deal artwork: "View of Alpine," an oil-on-masonite mural by Jose Moya del Pino. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Amherst OH
    The historic former post office building in Amherst, Ohio houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Pioneers Crossing the Ohio River," completed in 1941 by Michael Loew. It was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Angola IN
    This 1938 Section of Fine Arts mural by Charles Campbell was originally painted for the old Angola, Indiana post office. It now hangs in the Steuben County Community Center. It is titled "Hoosier Farm." The size of the mural is 12' x 4'6" and the medium is oil on canvas.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Batesburg-Leesville SC
    The New Deal mural "Peach Orchard" was created for the then-new Batesburg, South Carolina post office. It was painted in 1941 by Irving A. Block. In the 1980s, the cities of Batesburg & Leesville combined into one city and a new post office was constructed. As of 2013, the old New Deal Batesburg post office had been sold and left vacant by its new owners.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Bedford OH
    Bedford, Ohio’s historic post office houses one of many examples of New Deal artwork commissioned for northeast Ohio post offices. “Drift Toward Industrialism” was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts and completed by Karl Anderson.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Belle Vernon PA
    The historic former post office in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania—now the Southwest Regional Police Department—houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Men of Coal and Steel,” painted by Michael Loew in 1942. The oil-on-canvas works were commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Big Spring TX
    The historic former post office in Big Spring, Texas (now the 118th District Courthouse) houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Old Pioneers," a fresco by Peter Hurd completed in 1938. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Birmingham MI
    The former post office contains a 1942 Section of Fine Arts tempera mural by Cuban-born artist Carlos Lopez entitled "The Pioneering Society's Picnic."
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Booneville MS
    "Mural entitled "Scenic and Historic Booneville" painted in 1943. This is one of the murals that's title does not match it's content. The artist had wanted to paint a minor, local Civil War skirmish--hence the title. The Section of Fine Arts said no. This mural is still in the old PO building--now the Chancery Court Building."
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Cairo GA
    Section of Fine Arts mural entitled "Products of Grady County" painted in 1938 by Paul L. Gill. Originally painted for the Cairo post office, it now hangs in the Grady County Museum.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Clovis NM
    This distinctive building was constructed by the Treasury Department in the early 1931, just before the New Deal. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is no longer the post office, but the building is still standing and contains a New Deal mural by Paul Lantz. The mural "New Mexican Town" was funded by the Treasury's Section of Fine Arts Program in 1937.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Corbin KY
    Alice Dineen painted the oil-on-canvas mural "The Dark and Bloody Ground" for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts in 1940. The building was previously the post office.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Covington LA
    Xavier Gonzales painted the mural "Tung Oil Industry" for what was then the community's new post office. The work was painted by Xavier Gonzalez in 1939; it was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The building is now the Covington School Board Annex.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Danville IN
    "Filling the Water Jugs Haymaking Time" is a post office mural completed by Gail W. Martin in 1939 under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The mural is located in what was the local post office and is now the Hendricks County Probation Court Building. The size of the mural is 11'8' x 3'10" and the medium is oil on canvas.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Dayton TN
    Bertram Hartman painted this oil on canvas mural, entitled "View from Johnson's Bluff," in 1939 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The building is now the Dayton Water & Electric Building.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Decatur TX
    This former post office still contains a Section of Fine Arts mural "Texas Plains" by Ray Strong. The mural was painted in 1939.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - DeRidder LA
    The fresco entitled “Rural Free Delivery” was painted in 1936 by Conrad A. Albrizio. The old post office is now used by Beareguard Community Action Association.      
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Dickson TN
    "People of the Soil" Medium: Tempera on plaster
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Ellicott City MD
    This 1942 Section of Fine Arts tempera on plaster mural depicts "Scenes of Old Ellicott City." The mural is 4' by 12' and was painted by R. Dunne for what was the then-new (and now former) Ellicott City post office.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Ellsworth ME
    New Deal mural entitled "Ellsworth, Lumber Port" was painted in 1938 by Alzira Peirce for the old Ellsworth post office. It currently hangs in the city hall.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Fairfield CT
    This oil-on-canvas Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Tempora Mutantur et Nos Mutamur in Illis” was painted for the old Fairfield, Connecticut post office by Alice Flint in 1938. The mural was restored in 2013 and moved to a second floor conference room of Sullivan-Independence Hall (Fairfield's main municipal office building) when the original New Deal post office was sold to private interests.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Fresno CA
    The painted, glazed ceramic tile mural titled "Grape Harvest" was made for the interior of the post office in 1942 by Henry Varnum Poor under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Graham TX
    Mural entitled "Oil Fields of Graham" painted by Alexandre Hogue, University of Tulsa Art Professor Emeritus, in 1939. The mural "depicts the area's economic base, oil and natural gas production, and agriculture"(Old Post Office Museum and Art Center, opomac.net). The mural depicts E. S. Graham, the founder of Graham, standing in front of Standpipe Mountain (located in the center of Graham), and oil field workers (Nancy Lorance, American Oil & Gas Historical Society). The mural was painted over during a repaint of the post office, but restored and preserved.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Greenwich CT
    This Section of Fine Arts mural, entitled "Old Days in Greenwich," was painted by Victoria Hutson Huntley in 1939. Created for the historic main post office for Greenwich, the mural has since been relocated: "The Board of Ed and the Greenwich Board of Selectmen finalized a loan agreement that will allow installation of the large mural depicting Colonial life in Greenwich in the lobby of the Havemeyer Building," which is located roughly across the street from the old P.O.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Greer SC
    "New Deal mural entitled "Cotton and Peach Growing" painted in 1941 by Winfield Walkley. When the post office moved out in 1968, the building was renovated for use as City Hall. During that renovation, the mural was covered by paneling. You can see where wall studs were screwed directly through the mural. In 2008, when City Hall moved out, the Greer Heritage Museum requested the old Post Office as space for the Museum. During 2009 renovations for the Museum, the mural was uncovered and was visible for the first time since 1968."   (flickr)
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Guntersville AL
    The oil-on-canvas mural "Indians Receiving Gifts from the Spanish" was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The New Deal work was painted by Charles Russell Hardman and installed in the lobby of the historic Guntersville post office. As of July 2007, when a new post office was constructed in Guntersville, the old post office sits vacant.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Huntington NY
    The former post office building in Huntington, New York contains a 1939 Section of Fine Arts mural by Paul Chapman entitled "Huntington Harbor." Though the building is now occupied by Gundermann and Gundermann Insurance, the mural remains in its original location.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Idabel OK
    The oil-on-canvas mural "The Last Home of the Choctaw Nation" was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The work was completed by H. Louis Freund and installed in the lobby of the old Idabel post office in 1940. "It is today located in the Museum of the Red River on the south loop of Idabel."
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Jesup GA
    Section of Fine Arts mural painted for the Jesup post office by David Hutchison in 1938. The mural is titled "General Oglethorpe Concludes a Treaty of Amity and Peace with the Creek Indians - May 18, 1733." It is presently on display in the Wayne County Library. The mural "was removed in the 1950s and stored in the basement of the post office. It was recovered and restored in 1975, ended up hanging in the State Capitol for a few years and ended up back in Jesup in 1988 when the library was constructed."
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Kutztown PA
    The historic post office building in Kutztown, Pennsylvania housed a New Deal mural that was created with Treasury Department Section of Fine Arts funds. The mural, titled "Rural Route #1," is an oil-on-canvas work painted by Judson Smith in 1937. The work has since been relocated .
  • Post Office (former) Mural - La Follette TN
    The historic former post office in La Follette houses an example of New Deal artwork: Dahlov Ipcar's 1939 mural, "On the Shores of the Lake," painted with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Lamesa TX
    Artist Fletcher Martin painted this Section of Fine Arts oil-on-canvas mural "The Horse Breakers" in 1940 for the Lamesa post office. The post office has since moved, but the mural remains in its original location in what is now a school district office. "'The Horse Breakers' is an oil-on-canvas mural that was painted by artist Fletcher Martin in 1939. During that time, Martin – who reportedly was a self-taught artist – was a visiting teacher in art schools in California. He died in 1979 at the age of 75 in New York City. "Martin was awarded a commission by the federal agency...
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Little Falls NJ
    The historic former post office in Little Falls, New Jersey—now the Little Falls Civic Center and Historical Society—houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Labor and Leisure," an oil-on-canvas mural painted by James Brooks in 1939. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Madison NC
    The mural "Early Summer in North Carolina" was painted by Jean Watson in 1940 as a federal Treasury Department Section of Fine Arts project for the old Madison, North Carolina post office. The mural was relocated to the lobby of the new postal facility in the community.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Magnolia AR
    The 4'6" x 12' oil-on-canvas mural entitled “Threshing” was painted in 1938 by Joe Jones for what was then Magnolia's new post office. The mural is still housed in the building, which had been converted into Magnolia's Public Library before becoming privately owned. “Joe Jones was commissioned for $560 to create a mural for Magnolia, Arkansas as a result of an Honorable Mention in an earlier Section of Fine Arts Competition. The composition is a mid-western scene of wheat threshing, The Section rejected Jones initial image of Negroes enjoying watermelon under a tree, basically stating that they wanted him to compose...
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Manalapan NJ
    This dramatic mural depicting Molly Pitcher at the Battle of Monmouth was painted for the (now-former) Freehold, N.J. post office in 1935 by Gerald Foster. It was funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The mural now hangs in the Monmouth County Public Library.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - McDonough GA
    "A Henry County treasure that many people in our community have never seen, 'Cotton Gin' was created by modernist artist Louis Henri Jean Charlot (1898-1979) in the early forties as part of the recovery process after the Great Depression. Located in McDonough’s historic post office (Polk Annex), the mural is one of 200,000 government commissioned works which were funded under the 'Federal Art Project' (FAP) during the Great Depression era. The FAP's primary goals were to employ out-of-work artists and to provide art for non-federal government buildings. The initiative operated from August 29, 1935, until June 30, 1943. FAP artists created posters,...
  • Post Office (former) Mural - McKinney TX
    Artist Frank Klepper painted this mural “Confederate Company Leaving McKinney” for the McKinney post office in 1934, with funding from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts: "The triptych mural depicts a scene in 1864 that was witnessed by the artist’s grandmother on the McKinney Courthouse Square – a block from the museum. Klepper painted his grandmother into the foreground of the main panel. In the mural the mounted men were volunteers for a Confederate spy unit - a group formed by orders from Brigadier General Ben McCulloch. As the men leave – a casket containing the remains of the same General McCulloch...
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