Post Office Mural – Amory MS
“New Deal mural entitled “Amory in 1889″ painted in 1939 by John McCrady. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, along with the Post Office.”
Post Office Mural – Anacortes WA
Under the Treasury Section of Fine Art, “Seattle artist and museum curator Kenneth Callahan completed ‘Halibut Fishing’ in 1940. The mural provoked some outcry from the local community, who didn’t entirely agree with Callahan’s depictions of fishing. “Callahan, one of… read more
Post Office Mural – Anadarko OK
The historic Anadarko post office building houses a massive mural depicting the ceremonial and social life of the Plains American Indians. The work consists of 16 variously sized panels of tempera-on-canvas. The Anadarko Post Office was previously also the site… read more
Post Office Mural – Anchorage KY
Loren R. Fisher painted the 12’1″ x 3’4″ mural “Meeting the Train” for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The 1942 work is housed in Anchorage, Kentucky’s historic post office building.
Post Office Mural – Anson TX
The historic Anson post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: an oil-on-canvas mural entitled “Cowboy Dance,” painted by Jenne Magafan in 1941. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Post Office Mural – Anthony KS
The historic Anthony post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Turning a Corner,” a mural painted by Joe Jones in 1939 with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funding.
Post Office Mural – Appalachia VA
The historic post office in Appalachia, Virginia houses an example of New Deal artwork: a mural entitled “Appalachia.” The Treasury Section of Fine Arts commissioned the work, which was created by Lucile Blanch, which was completed and installed in the… read more
Post Office Mural – Arcadia LA
The oil-on-canvas mural “Cotton Time,” by Allison B. Curry, depicts workers harvesting an abundant cotton crop with a cotton mill in the background, evoking the agrarian and industrial aspects of that state’s history. “Curry’s initial design for the post office in… read more
Post Office Mural – Arlington MA
The mural “Purchase of Land and Modern Tilling of the Soil,” by William C. Palmer, was completed with New Deal funds in 1938. It is viewable in the lobby of the historic Arlington, Massachusetts Branch post office.
Post Office Mural – Ashland MA
The historic Ashland post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: an oil painting titled “The Railroad Comes to Town,” which hangs in the lobby. The work, which was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, was painted… read more
Post Office Mural – Athens PA
The historic post office building in Athens, Pennsylvania houses an example of New Deal artwork: “General Sullivan at Tioga Point,” a mural commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The work was completed by Allan Jones in 1941.
Post Office Mural – Atmore AL
This Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “The Letter Box” was painted in 1938 by Anne Goldthwaite. Goldthwaite, a Montgomery artist, used the suggested Section theme of postal history for both of her Alabama murals, this one and her panel… read more
Post Office Mural – Attica IN
Reva Jackman painted the 5′ x 4′ oil-on-canvas mural “Trek of the Covered Wagon to Indiana” in 1938, with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the Attica post office lobby.
Post Office Mural – Attica NY
The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts mural painted in 1938 by Thomas Donnelly and titled “Fall in the Genesee Country.”
Post Office Mural – Auburn NE
The historic New Deal post office in Auburn, Nebraska contains a Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Threshing” painted by Ethel Magafan in 1938. She also painted a mural for the Wynne, Arkansas and Madill, OK post offices. “Ethel… read more
Post Office Mural – Audubon IA
New Deal mural entitled “Audubon’s Trip down the Ohio and Mississippi–1820” painted by Virginia Snedeker in 1942.
Post Office Mural – Augusta KS
The historic Augusta, Kansas post office houses a New Deal mural: “A Kansas Gusher,” painted by Donald Silks in 1940.
Post Office Mural – Aurora IN
The historic Aurora post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: a 1938 Section of Fine Arts mural by Henrik Martin Mayer, entitled “Down to the Ferry.” The size of the mural is 12′ x 5’6″ and the medium is… read more
Post Office Mural – Baldwinsville NY
From contributor Jimmy Emerson: “New Deal mural entitled “Gateway to the West” painted by Paul Weller in 1941. It was moved to the “new’ post office in 1982.” The mural was funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Post Office Mural – Bamberg SC
This bleak and provocative map of cotton trade routes, flanked by scenes of men at work (on the left, it seems, from the American South, and on the right, “the East”), portrays the dominance of South Carolina’s exploitative cotton industry… read more
Post Office Mural – Bangor PA
The historic Bangor post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Slate Belt People,” a mural commissioned by the Section of Fine Arts. Completed in 1941, the work was created by Barbara Crawford. The work is distinctive in that it… read more
Post Office Mural – Bassett VA
The fresco “Manufacture of Furniture” was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and installed in the historic Bassett post office in 1939. The work is still visible there today.
Post Office Mural – Batesville IN
The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts mural “Building the Industrial Foundation of Batesville” painted by Orville Carroll in 1938. The size of the mural is 13’6″ x 5’6″ and the medium is tempera on canvas.
Post Office Mural – Batesville MS
“New Deal mural entitled “Cotton Plantation” painted in 1942 by Eve Kottgen. It was moved to the current post office in 1998. Due to lack of space (or planning), there was no space in the lobby so the mural was… read more
Post Office Mural – Bay Minette AL
Medium: oil on canvas Section of Fine Art “mural entitled “Removal of the County Seat from Daphne to Bay Minette” by Hilton Leech in 1939. It was restored and moved to the current post office building in 1987″
Post Office Mural – Bay St. Louis MS
This oil-on-canvas mural entitled “Life on the Coast” was painted in 1938 by Louis Raynaud. The mural was moved to the current Post Office in 1987. The images depict the lifestyle of coastal Mississippians. The original design showed the mother… read more
Post Office Mural – Beaver Falls PA
The mural “The Armistice Letter” was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and installed in the historic Beaver Falls post office in 1938. The work is still visible there today.
Post Office Mural – Beaver UT
The historic post office in Beaver, Utah houses a fine example of New Deal artwork: “Life on the Plains,” an oil-on-canvas mural by John W. Beauchamp. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Post Office Mural – Bedford IN
This Section of Fine Arts terra-cotta relief entitled “Limestone Quarry Workers” was painted by John Fabion for the old Bedford post office in 1942. It was moved to the current post office in 1989.
Post Office Mural – Bel Air MD
The Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “First Performance of Edwin Booth,” painted by William Calfee, was completed for the former Bel Air post office in 1938. It now hangs in the current post office at Blum Court.
Post Office Mural – Belding MI
Marvin Beerhom painted the oil-on-canvas mural “Belding Brothers and Their Silk Industry” in 1943 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in Belding’s library.
Post Office Mural – Belleville KS
The 0il-on-canvas mural “Kansas Stream” was painted by Birger Sandzen in 1939 with funding from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Post Office Mural – Bellevue OH
The post office contains a 1937 Section of Fine Arts mural by Paul Meltsner entitled “Ohio.” Meltsner’s “Ohio” is a brightly colored view of the industries of Ohio and the work of the people, agriculture to the left, with a… read more
Post Office Mural – Beresford SD
New Deal mural entitled “Spirit of Beresford” painted by David McCosh in 1942.
Post Office Mural – Berryville VA
The mural “Clark County Products, 1939,” by Edwin Lewis, was completed with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds in 1939.
Post Office Mural – Berwyn IL
Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “The Picnic” painted by Richard Haines in 1942.
Post Office Mural – Bethany MO
The post office contains a Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Time Out” painted by Joseph Vorst in 1942. Mural showing a farm family taking a lunch break, with minimal shadows showing that it was noon. The regionalist theme… read more
Post Office Mural – Black River Falls WI
Oil on canvas entitled “Lumbering–Black River Mill” painted by Frank E. Buffmire in 1939.
Post Office Mural – Blakely GA
Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “The Land is Bought from the Indians” painted in 1938 by Daniel Putnam Brinley.