Post Office Mural – Coldwater OH
Joep Nicolas completed this oil on canvas mural, entitled “Coldwater Activities,” in 1942 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the lobby.
Post Office Mural – College Park GA
Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Arrival of the Atlanta & West Point Railroad” painted in 1936.
Post Office Mural – Columbia PA
Bruce Mitchell painted the oil-on-canvas mural “Columbia Bridge” in 1938 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the lobby of the Columbia post office.
Post Office Mural – Columbus Junction IA
“Titled ‘Lover’s Leap,’ the mural was painted in 1942 by Graziani. It portrays an early gathering that was held to raise funds for the city’s swinging bridge. Graziani was influenced by American artists Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood and John… read more
Post Office Mural – Columbus MS
The historic New Deal post office in Columbus, Mississippi houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Out of Soil,” which was completed in 1940.
Post Office Mural – Columbus WI
Oil on canvas entitled “One Hundredth Anniversary” painted by Arnold Blanch in 1940.
Post Office Mural – Colville WA
The post office contains a 1939 Section of Fine Arts mural by Edmond J. Fitzgerald entitled Hudson’s Bay – The Pathfinders. “Born in Seattle, Fitzgerald studied at the California School of Fine Arts and with Mark Tobey. According to the… read more
Post Office Mural – Commerce GA
Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Early Mail Service and the Construction of Railroads” painted in 1938 by Philip Guston. It has been restored and moved from the original post office to the new one. “Philip Guston’s mural study shows… read more
Post Office Mural – Compton CA
The mural “Early California” by James Redmond was funded by TRAP in 1936. The mural depicts myths of early California and wraps around all four walls of the post office lobby.
Post Office Mural – Concord MA
This mural painted by Charles Anton Kaeselau, titled “Battle at the Bridge,” depicts one of the most famous battles of the revolutionary war. This mural is hung proudly at the Concord Post Office, another New Deal Project that was funded… read more
Post Office Mural – Conyers GA
This oil-on-canvas mural, “The Ploughman,” was painted by Elizabeth Terrell in 1940 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It was one of the 48-state post office mural competition winners. At some point, it was moved to… read more
Post Office Mural – Cooper TX
The historic Cooper, Texas post office contains a Treasury Section of Fine Arts-commissioned mural entitled “Before the Fencing of Delta County.” The oil-on-canvas work was completed by Lloyd Goff in 1939.
Post Office Mural – Cordell OK
The post office contains a 1938 Section of Fine Arts mural by Ila Turner McAfee entitled “The Scene Changes.”
Post Office Mural – Cornelia GA
Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Northern Georgia” painted in 1939 by Charles Trumbo Henry. It has been moved from its original post office location to a new post office.
Post Office Mural – Corning IA
This egg-tempera-on-gesso mural was painted by Marion Gilmore in 1941. From When Tillage Begins: The Stone City Art Colony and School: “Gilmore won the WPA commission to produce a mural for the town of Corning, Iowa. The jury, led by… read more
Post Office Mural – Corydon IA
The New Deal mural “Volunteer Fire Department” was painted by Marion Gilmore in 1942. Gilmore also won the Forty-Eight States design competition of 1939 for her mural Band Concert,” for the town of Corning, Iowa. From When Tillage Begins: The… read more
Post Office Mural – Council Grove KS
Charles B. Rogers painted this mural, entitled “Autumn Colors,” in 1941 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the Council Grove post office lobby.
Post Office Mural – Crawford NE
“The lobby’s most prominent feature is a mural on the upper portion of the east wall. It was painted by G. Glenn Newell, an artist and dairy farmer from Duchess County, New York, and installed by post office workers in… read more
Post Office Mural – Crawfordsville IN
“Indiana Agriculture” is a post office mural completed by Frank Long in 1942 under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The size of the mural is 16′ x 5’1″and the medium is oil on canvas.
Post Office Mural – Cresco IA
Mural entitled “Iowa Farming” painted in 1937 by Richard Haines. “Richard Haines was born here in 1906. His parents, Fred and Hattie, were pioneer farmers at the turn of the century and Richard began sketching scenes of cows and the… read more
Post Office Mural – Crestline OH
The historic post office in Crestline, Ohio houses an example of New Deal artwork: “The Crossroads—Crestline, Ohio” by Gifford Beal, a Treasury Section of Fine Arts-sponsored oil-on-canvas mural.
Post Office Mural – Crossville TN
Marion Greenwood painted this oil on canvas mural, entitled “The Partnership of Man and Nature,” in 1940 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. Originally located in the town’s New Deal post office, it was moved to… read more
Post Office Mural – Crown Point IN
“From Such Beginnings Sprang the County of Lake, Indiana” is a mural created for the Crown Point, Indiana post office completed by George Melville Smith in 1938. The size of the mural is 11’10” x 4’8″and the medium is oil… read more
Post Office Mural – Crystal Falls MI
The oil-on-canvas mural “Extending the Frontier in Northwest Territory,” painted by Allan Thomas, was funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and installed in the lobby of the Crystal Falls, Michigan post office in 1938.
Post Office Mural – Crystal Springs MS
A mural by Henry La Cagnina, created under the Treasury Bureau’s Section of Fine Arts program, was completed and installed in the post office in 1943 at a cost of $700.00. “Harvest” illustrated the important truck farming industry in the… read more
Post Office Mural – Culver City CA
The 12′-by-10′ tempera painting “Studio Lot” by George Samerjan hangs in the interior of the Culver City Post Office. It is dated 1941. It was almost surely commissioned by the Treasury Department Section of Fine Arts.
Post Office Mural – Culver IN
“The Arrival of the Mail in Culver” is a post office mural completed by Jessie Hull Mayer in 1938 under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The size of the mural is 10’6″x 4’6″ and the medium… read more
Post Office Mural – Cuthbert GA
The historic Cuthbert post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Last Indian Troubles in Randolph County—1836,” painted in 1939 by Carlo Ciampaglia.
Post Office Mural – Danvers MA
The historic Danvers post office contains an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts-funded oil painting titled, “Return of Timothy Pickering to Reside at Danvers,” which can be seen in the lobby. It was painted by Dunbar… read more
Post Office Mural – Dardanelle AR
This Section-funded 4.5′ x 12′ oil on canvas mural entitled “Cotton Growing, Manufacture and Export” was painted for the Dardanelle post office by Ludwig Mactarian in 1939. “Ludwig Mactarian was commissioned for $660 to create a mural for Dardanelle, Arkansas… read more
Post Office Mural – De Queen AR
The post office contains a Section funded mural entitled “Wildlife Conservation in Arkansas” painted for the De Queen post office in 1942 by Henry Simon. “Henry Simon was commissioned $750 to create a mural for De Queen, Arkansas on the… read more
Post Office Mural – De Witt IA
“New Deal mural entitled “Shucking Corn” painted by DeWitt native John Bloom, in 1938. The old post office building now houses City Hall.” (flickr)
Post Office Mural – Deer Lodge MT
“New Deal mural entitled “James and Granville Stuart Prospecting in Deer Lodge Valley—1858″ painted by Verona Burkhard in 1939. She also painted murals for the Powell WY and Kings Mountain, NC post offices.”
Post Office Mural – DeFuniak Springs FL
This mural entitled “Scene of Town” was painted in 1942 by Thomas I. Laughlin. It was a winner of the Treasury Section’s 48-State competition. It was moved to the “new” post office in 1989.
Post Office Mural – Delhi NY
The historic Delhi post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: a 1940 mural by artist Mary Earley titled “Down-Rent War, Around 1845.” The mural was a winner of the New Deal 48-State Competition Post Office murals.
Post Office Mural – Delmar NY
The historic post office building in Delmar, New York houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “The Indian Ladder” painted in 1940 by Sol Wilson.
Post Office Mural – Deming NM
A Section of Fine Arts-sponsored mural entitled “Mountains and Yucca” was painted by Kenneth M. Adams and installed in the Deming, New Mexico post office in 1937. “Originally Andrew Drasburg, a Taos artist, was selected to do the mural for… read more
Post Office Mural – Dennison OH
The historic post office in Dennison, Ohio houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Passenger Pigeon,” a Treasury of Fine Arts-commissioned oil-on-canvas mural by Edmund J. Sawyer. The work was completed and installed in the post office lobby in 1940.
Post Office Mural – Depew NY
The historic post office building in Depew, New York houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Beginning of the Day,” painted by Anne Poor in 1941.
Post Office Mural – DeWitt AR
Three panel Treasury Section mural entitled “Portrait of Contemporary DeWitt” painted by William Traher in 1941. “William Traher was commissioned $750 to create a mural for DeWitt, Arkansas on the basis of competent designs submitted in the 1939, 48-States Mural… read more