Murals Sites

Oil on canvas "Pioneer Postman" painted by Tom Rost in 1938.

Alexander Clayton painted "Arrival of the Post, 1780" (oil on canvas) for the Elkton post office with funding from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. During renovations in the 1970's, the mural was removed. It was restored but has remained in storage in the basement of the post office. The postmaster is glad to show it off.

The historic post office building in Ellenville, New York houses an example of New Deal artwork: the Section of Fine Arts mural entitled "Establishment of the First Post Office in Ellenville in 1823" was completed and installed in the post office lobby in 1942.  

The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts mural "There Was Vision" painted by George Melville Smith in 1938.

Painted in 1940 by artist Lee Allen, the mural on the U.S. Post Office in Emmetsburg, Iowa is called "Conservation of Wild Life," and was funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

The mural "Country Saw Mill" by Andree Ruellan was painted with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds and was installed in the lobby of the Emporia, Virginia post office in 1941.

The historic post office building in Endicott New York houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled "Endicott, 1901—Excavation for the Ideal Factory," painted by S. Douglass Crockwell in 1938.

The oil-on-canvas Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Thompsonville, Connecticut” was painted by Saul Berman in 1938 in what was then the old Thompsonville post office. The town incorporated under the name of Enfield. The mural has been restored and was moved to the post office's present location on Palomba Drive in 1990.

Boardman Robinson painted this mural, entitled "Colorado Stock Sale," in 1940 with funds provide by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the Englewood post office lobby.

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".