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… read more
“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… read more
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.
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… read more
“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… read more
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.
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… read more
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.
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.
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… read more
George Aarons’ three cast stone reliefs, “Development of the Postal Service,” were installed in 1939 in the then-new Ripley, Mississippi post office. They were moved to the new post office in 1999 and installed on the back work room floor…. read more
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.”
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… read more
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.
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… read more
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.
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.
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.
The post office contains a 1940 Section of Fine Arts carved wooden relief by Donlon P. McGovern entitled Lewis and Clark.
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… read more
“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… read more
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.
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… read more
“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.
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… read more
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.
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.
Mitchell Jamieson painted this mural “Tobacco Cutters” in 1938 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts in what was previously the post office.
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… read more
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… read more
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… read more
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.
“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…… read more
“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…… read more
“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…… read more
“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…… read more
“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…… read more
“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…… read more
“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…… read more
