Art Works Sites

This mural was painted in 1945 by Thomas Savage in the Eupora, MS post office. He was a farmer from Iowa who excelled in painting farm scenes; in later years he would work as a commercial artist. He did three Treasury Section of Fine Arts murals, one in Jefferson, Iowa, one in New Hampton, Iowa and this lesser known one in Eupora. The title is "Cotton Farm".

"Cattle Round-Up" Medium: oil on canvas Section funded “Cattle Roundup” painted by Vance Kirkland in 1938.

The historic post office in Eutaw, Alabama houses an example of New Deal artwork: the mural "The Countryside" by Robert Gwathmey. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and completed in 1941.

Henry Simon painted this oil on canvas mural, entitled "The Wright Brothers in Ohio," in 1941. Sometimes mis-attributed to the W.P.A., the work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The mural was painted for the then-new (now-former) post office when the town of Fairborn was called Osborn. The work has since been relocated to the current post office in the community.

Frank Anderson painted this oil-on-canvas mural, entitled "Spirit of Steel," in 1938 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the Fairfield post office lobby.  

Artist William Schwartz painted this mural titled "Old Settlers" for the Fairfield post office in 1936, under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts funded oil painting titled "Recapture of Corn Schooner from British." The mural hangs in the lobby. It was painted by Karl Oberteuffer in 1943.

The Farmersville post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts mural painted in 1941 by Jerry Bywaters. "Bywaters' painting "Soil Conservation in Collin County" was a subtle nudge to Texas farmers to adopt contour plowing - a preventitive for one of the major contributors to the "Dust Bowl." The rural population of Texas was a majority when this painting was made - and by today's standards it could be considered a very artistic "Public Service Announcement.""   (https://www.texasescapes.com)

The historic post office building in Farrell, Pennsylvania houses a Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural in the lobby. The mural, titled "Myths of Vulcan and Juno," was painted by Virginia Wood (Riggs) in 1939. Unfortunately, the mural was painted over in 1966 and has thus effectively been destroyed.

The historic Fayetteville post offices houses an example of New Deal artwork: the oil-on-canvas mural "The Miners," painted by Nixford Baldwin in 1939. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

This 1940 oil-on-canvas mural, "Wheat in the Shock," by Matthew Ziegler, was created for the then-new Flandreau post office. The artwork was a winner of the Treasury Section's 48-State Post Office Mural Competition.

Lucile Blanch painted this oil on canvas mural, entitled "Crossing to the Battle of Blue Licks," in 1943 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the post office lobby.

The tempera mural "Antelope" was painted by Olive Rush in 1939. Funded by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts, the work installed in the Florence, Colorado post office lobby in 1939.

New Deal mural entitled "Evening on the Farm" painted by Orr C. Fisher in 1942.

The historic post office in Forest, Mississippi houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Treasury of Fine Arts-commissioned mural entitled "Forest Loggers." The work was completed in 1941.

The mural “White Fawn” by artist Miriam McKinnie (Hofmeier) was commissioned by the Treasury Department’s Section of Fine Arts in 1939 to be placed at the Forest Park Post Office. The history of the mural began in 1880, when the original White Fawn was built. The original White Fawn, a side-wheeler steamboat, was built by the sons of Ferdinand Haase, Leo G. Haase and William F. Haase, to be used as an excursion boat at the Haase home on the Des Plaines River. Ferdinand Haase, a pioneer settler who came to the area in 1851, founded Haase Park in 1880. A...

Section of Fine Arts mural entitled "Lock on the Champlain Canal, Fort Edward" painted by George A. Picken in 1938.

The historic Fort Thomas post office houses a Section of Fine Arts mural: “General G. H. Thomas and Philip Sheridan,” painted by Lucienne Bloch in 1942.

The historic post office in Frankfort, Michigan contains an example of New Deal artwork: a Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural entitled "On Board the Ferry Car (Ann Arbor #4, Feb. 14, 1923)." "The first thing you notice when walking into Frankfort's post office is the stately 1940s architecture. There are dark wood walls, marble floors and high ceilings. But there's also a mural that you just might miss if you don't happen to look above the postmaster's office door. The mural is about the size of a family dining table and it depicts an Ann Arbor car ferry as its crew battles a...

This 1940 Section of Fine Arts mural "Local Industry" by Jean Swiggett was originally created for the old Franklin post office. The mural is 14'6" x 6' and the medium is oil on canvas. It was moved to this location when that post office was replaced.

"Loading Cattle" by Otis Dozier was completed with Section of Fine Arts funds in 1939. It was eventually transferred to the new post office at 1150 U.S. 87.

The post office contains a 1939 Section of Fine Arts mural by James Turnbull entitled "The Lead Belt." Haunting work showing the juxtaposition of a farmer plowing his field in the wind in the lower right quarter, while the upper half is dominated by a large mine , processing plant and a growing tailings pile that are killing trees at its base and encroaching on the farmer’s field.  In the lower left quarter is the lane to the mead mine and severe erosion. James Turnbull was born in St. Louis in 1909, studied journalism at the Univ. of Missouri, then the School...

The historic post office building in Fredonia, New York houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled "Harvest Scene." The work was painted by Arnold Blanch and installed in the post office lobby in 1937, where it still resides today.

The historic post office building in Freeland, Pennsylvania houses a New Deal mural funded by the Treasury Department Section of Fine Arts. The oil-on-canvas mural "Freeland," painted by John F. Folinsbee, was completed in 1938 and is viewable in the post office lobby.

The historic post office in Fremont, Michigan houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Pony Express" by Lumen Martin Winter. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

The historic post office in Fulton, New York houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Treasury Section of Fine Arts-funded oil-on-canvas mural entitled "Father LeMoyne Trying to Convert the Indians on Pathfinder Island." Painted by Caroline S. Rohland, the work was installed in the post office lobby in 1942; it still resides there today.

Aaron Bohrod painted this oil on canvas mural, entitled "Breaking the Prairie--Log City, 1837," in 1938 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the Galesburg post office lobby. "Galesburg, IL was a planned community, established in 1837 by Presbyterian minister George Washington Gale who lead his parishioners from Oneida, NY. The purpose of their colonization of the prairie was to bring religion and education to the frontier. When they first arrived in Galesburg, these 50 families built a temporary town, 'Log City' in which they lived as they built their permanent homes and an early version of...

The oil-on-canvas mural "Bishop P. Chase Selects Site of Kenyon College" was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The work was installed in the historic Gambier post office in 1943, where it is still visible today.

The lobby of the post office in Garden City, New York features a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled "Huckleberry Frolic" painted by J. Theodore Johnson in 1937.

"Clearing the Right of Way" is a post office mural completed by Joe Cox in 1938 under the auspices of the Section of Fine Arts. The size of the mural is 12'4"x 5' and the medium is oil on canvas.

The historic post office in Gas City, Indiana houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Gas City in Boom Days," a Treasury Section of Fine Arts-commissioned mural completed by William A. Dolwick in 1939. The size of the oil-on-canvas mural is 12'8"x 3'6".

Francis Speight painted "Cotton Field and Spinning Mill" (oil on canvas) for the Gastonia post office with funding from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

This 9.5' x 4.5' mural  "Off to Northern Markers" by Joe De Young was completed with Section of Fine Arts funds in 1939.

"When the federal government commissioned a mural for the post office in 1941, the painter, Manuel Bromberg, had to work out the subject matter with the people of the town. The title of the mural is 'Fish Fry in the Park.' "The mural embellishes the Geneva post office, built by the New Deal in 1938. Located within the Central Geneva Historic District , which contains 68 historic buildings (including Frank Lloyd Wright’s P. D. Hoyt House), the post office was a busy place for decades. But years ago, as part of a nation-wide strategy to abandon large downtown post offices, the...

The oil-on-canvas mural entitled "Building a Sod House" was painted by Edward Chavez in 1941. "As an artist worked through the assignment, from choice of subject to finished mural, pressure was exerted from many sources. Local groups might suggest a particular theme from the area's history or from local industry, while Section personnel would favor realism over abstraction. Townspeople often expressed their opinions on the details fo the mural design through the editorial page of the town's newspaper. In fact, Geneva residents complained that Edward Chavez's sod house builders are "Chicano, but no Mexicans ever lived here!" Even so, Edward Chavez's...

The historic Geneva post office houses a Section of Fine Arts-commissioned mural, "Vineyard", painted by Peter Blume. Additionally, New Deal-commissioned bas reliefs can be found on the building's exterior.

Created for the former New Deal post office in Geneva, Ohio, Living New Deal believes the New Deal mural "Rural Homestead" to reside in the 'new' building that replaced it. “William Sommer’s mural, Rural Homestead, was chosen as the winner of the competition for the Geneva, Ohio post office. It was a simple design of a family posing in front of their farmhouse, representing American values and a typical Middle American lifestyle. In executing the design, however, Sommer was not as interested in the social realist movement as were many other artists. He was considered the premier representative in Cleveland of...

Richard Zoellner painted this 6 1/4' x 13' oil on canvas mural, entitled "Tobacco Harvest," in 1938 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the lobby of the Georgetown post office. “Only a quarter of the artists who prepared murals in Ohio post offices were native to the state. Among them was Richard Zoellner, a native of Portsmouth and former student at the Cincinnati Art Academy, who may have witnessed the annual Brown county tobacco harvest and prepared this familiar scene for the Georgetown Post Office.” (wpamurals.org)

The historic post office in Giddings, Texas houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts-commissioned mural, titled "Cowboys Receiving the Mail," completed in 1939.

Gustaf Dahlstrom painted this oil on canvas mural, entitled "Illinois Farm," in 1936, for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the lobby of the Gillespie post office.