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  • Post Office Bas Reliefs - Geneva NY
    The historic Geneva post office is home to five exterior Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP)-funded stone reliefs by Theodore C. Barbarossa and his assistants. They depict respectively "Industry," "Education," "Eagle," "Aviation," and "Agriculture." The post office also contains a Section of Fine Arts-commissioned mural inside.
  • Post Office Bas Reliefs - Kent WA
    Zygmund Sazevich completed the three carved wood panels, collectively titled "From Far Away" for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts in 1941. They hang by the counter in the customer service lobby of Kent, Washington's downtown post office.
  • Post Office Bas Reliefs - Milton PA
    The post office in Milton is home to five sculptures by Louis A. Maene, all completed in 1936 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and viewable on the exterior facade. There is the bronze sculpture entitled "Milton Topography," the limestone bas relief entitled "Native Americans," and the limestone bas reliefs depicting modes of transporting the mail and entitled, "Truck," "Locomotive," "Ship," "Plane," and "Pony Express,"
  • Post Office Bas Reliefs - North Adams MA
    Louis Slobodkin produced two 3' x 6' cast-stone reliefs for the post office: "Mills Digging Tunnel" and "Mohawk Trail Workers." The reliefs were created with support from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office Bas Reliefs - Springfield KY
    The post office contains three limestone bas reliefs by Richard Davis: “Wood Chopper,” “Kentucky Pioneer,” and “Signing of the Marriage Contract of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks.” Installed in the lobby of the Springfield post office, the works were created under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office Bas-Reliefs (Exterior) - Inglewood CA
    Four plaster bas-reliefs, depicting a buffalo, bear, ram, and lion, decorate the exterior of the Inglewood CA main post office. They sit between the first and second floor windows of the front of the building. These sculptures were created by Gordon Newell and Sherry Peticolas in 1937 and funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts (not the arts programs of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), as sometimes thought). The artist and provenance of the abstract relief with an eagle over the entrance of the post office is unknown to us. The 1940 granite statue of the dog "Rex" in front of the...
  • Post Office Carving - Santa Clara CA
    The main Santa Clara post office contains a 4' x 3.5' wood carving, "Early Pioneers" by Michael von Meyer, created under the auspices of the Treasury Relief Art Project, c. 1935.
  • Post Office Carvings - Paulsboro NJ
    The historic Paulsboro post office contains three painted wood carvings by Nena de Brennecke. The carvings are collectively titled "Oil Refining." They were created under the auspices of the Section of Fine Arts and installed in the post office in 1940.
  • Post Office Mural - Geneva NY
    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.
  • Post Office Murals and Reliefs - Oyster Bay NY
    This 1936 post office contains multiple examples of New Deal artwork, all funded by the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP). "The prominent American artist illustrator and author Ernest Peixotto was commissioned to paint five murals which are in themselves, a tour of historic Oyster Bay, depicting scenes from 1653 to 1936. The vaulted ceiling was painted by Peixotto assistant, Arthur Sturges and depicts beautiful women representing different countries sending mail to North America on ships and planes. Mercury, the winged messenger, sits atop the dome to receive the mail with speed. Leo Lentelli, a noted Italian sculptor, whose work can be seen...
  • Post Office Plaster Relief - Brookfield IL
    Section of Fine Arts plaster relief entitled "Means of Mail Transportation" created by Edouard Chassaing in 1937.
  • Post Office Plaster Relief - Prairie du Chien WI
    New Deal plaster relief entitled "Discovery of Northern Waters of the Mississippi" installed by Jefferson E. Greer in 1938.
  • Post Office Relief - Angola NY
    The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts stone relief by Leopold F. Scholz: ""A Pioneer Woman's Bravery," a cast stone relief, 2' 7" x 6' 2 1/2" was sculpted by Leopold F. Scholz in 1940. Scholz (1877-1946) emigrated from Austria in 1916, having attended the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. In this scene, a pioneer woman, standing near a body of water, is using a boat hook to fend off an attack by bears while her four children hide behind her. His choice of a heroic woman pioneer was not uncommon in the post office art, which...
  • Post Office Relief - Bloomsburg PA
    This Section of Fine Arts-funded walnut wood relief titled "Pennsylvania Farming" was carved by Roy King and installed in the post office lobby in 1937.
  • Post Office Relief - Boonton NJ
    Wooden relief entitled "Morning Mail" created by artist Enid Bell in 1939. Originally in a historic post office building, the relief now hangs in Boonton's 1970s post office.
  • Post Office Relief - Campbell OH
    The post office in Campbell, Ohio houses an example of New Deal artwork: the terra cotta relief “Iron and Steel Industry” by Joseph Walter. The work, completed in 1941, was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts for the then-new (and now former) post office building. It has since been relocated to Campbell's present post office building.
  • Post Office Relief - Canton NY
    The historic post office building in Canton, New York houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts relief entitled "Stillman Foote Acquires Homestead of John Harrington," completed in 1939 by Berta Margoulies and installed in the post office lobby.
  • Post Office Relief - Chagrin Falls OH
    The post office in Chagrin Falls, Ohio houses an example of New Deal artwork. Created by Moissaye Marans, the work was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts for the then-new post office in town. “In all, artwork was commissioned for 19 post offices in the Cleveland area. ... have been moved from their original locations. Three are in new post offices, including a wood carving, Stone Quarries, by Moissaye Marans in Chagrin Falls."
  • Post Office Relief - Clarks Summit PA
    The historic Clarks Summit post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Communication by Mail," an aluminum relief sponsored by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The work was created by artist Harry P. Camden in 1939.
  • Post Office Relief - Cochran GA
    Section of Fine Arts terra cotta relief entitled "The Little Farmer" installed by Ilse Erythropel in 1940.
  • Post Office Relief - Columbus KS
    This Section of Fine Arts funded terra-cotta relief entitled "R.F.D." created by Waylande Gregory in 1940 was originally installed in the Columbus post office on South Pennsylvania Ave. It is now in a local community center. The work is an unusual, large terra cotta bas relief showing a rural postman delivering the mail to a post box in the country with a group of horses in the field across the fence in the foreground. Waylande Gregory studied at the Kansas State Teacher’s College in Pittsburg, KS, the Kansas City Art Institute, the Cranbrook Foundation, and the University of Chicago. His best know...
  • Post Office Relief - Conshohocken PA
    “Steel Workers,” a Section of Fine Arts wood relief carved by Robert I. Russin, hangs in the lobby. It was installed in 1942.
  • Post Office Relief - Cooperstown NY
    The historic post office building in Cooperstown, New York houses an example of New Deal artwork: a bronze relief depicting James Fenimore Cooper, Natty Bumppo and Chief Chingachgook produced by Victor Salvatore under the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP) program.
  • Post Office Relief - Dexter ME
    New Deal wooden relief entitled "News from the Woodsman" installed in 1941 by Elliott Means.
  • Post Office Relief - Drexel Hill PA
    This wood carving "Aborigines," located in the lobby of the historic Drexel Hill post office, was created by Concetta Scaravaglione in 1942. The work was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office Relief - Fairfield ME
    The historic post office in Fairfield, Maine houses an example of New Deal artwork:a bas relief entitled "A Letter," completed and installed by Joseph Walter in 1939.
  • Post Office Relief - Farmington ME
    The historic post office in Farmington, Maine houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Treasury of Fine Arts-commissioned wooden relief entitled "Lillian Nordica." Created by Hetty Beatty, the work was installed in the post office lobby in 1938. "Nordica was born in Farmington in 1857. She became a foremost soprano Opera signer in the late 19th, early 20th centuries."
  • Post Office Relief - Foxboro MA
    This 1941 Section of Fine Arts relief by Arnold Geissbuhler depicts “Straw Cutting and Weaving.” It was originally installed in the town's 1938 post office, but has since been moved to the new post office on Wall St.
  • Post Office Relief - Gardena CA
    The post office in Gardena, CA, is home to a carved mahogany relief by Rudolph Parducci. Titled "Rural Life," the relief depicts a farm scene with a family, chickens, and horses. The project was funded by the Section of Fine Arts (SFA) under the newly-created Public Buildings Administration. Established in 1939, the Section of Fine Arts succeeded the Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture (1934-1938) and the Treasury Section of Fine Arts (1938-1939) in overseeing artworks created to enhance public buildings, notably post offices.
  • Post Office Relief - Girard PA
    The historic post office in Girard, Pennsylvania houses an example of New Deal artwork: a wood relief entitled "Vacation Time." The work was created by Janet De Coux in 1942. Commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts, the relief is currently in storage.
  • Post Office Relief - Great Neck NY
    The front entrance of the main post office in Great Neck, New York is decorated with a New Deal-funded bas relief of an eagle and stars installed by Gaetano Cecere. The work was financed by Section of Fine Arts funding and completed in 1940.
  • Post Office Relief - Hamilton NY
    The historic post office building in Hamilton, New York  houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts terra-cotta relief entitled "The Messengers," created by Humbert Albrizio and installed in the post office lobby in 1938.
  • Post Office Relief - Harrison NJ
    The post office contains a 1940 Section of Fine Arts plaster relief entitled “Industry and the Family.” The relief was created by artist Murray J. Roper.
  • Post Office Relief - Hawthorne NJ
    The historic post office in Hawthorne, New Jersey houses an example of New Deal artwork: a wood relief titled "Postman and Hawthorne Bush." The work, created by Ilse Erythropel, was completed in 1942. It was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
  • Post Office Relief - Ilion NY
    The historic post office building in Ilion, New York houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts relief entitled "Eliphalet Remington," completed in 1937 by Edmond R. Amateis.
  • Post Office Relief - Iron River MI
    The wood carving, "Paul Bunyan Straightening Out the Round River," was created by Milton Horn in 1941 as a Section of Fine Arts-funded project. The sculpture hangs in the lobby of the Iron River, Michigan post office.
  • Post Office Relief - Las Animas CO
    Section of Fine Arts wooden relief entitled "Kiowa Travois" was carved and installed in 1939 by Gladys Caldwell Fisher.
  • Post Office Relief - Leesville LA
    Terra-cotta relief entitled "The Letter" created by Duncan Ferguson in 1939.
  • Post Office Relief - Leetonia OH
    The historic post office in Leetonia, Ohio houses an example of New Deal artwork: a terra cotta relief entitled "Industries and Agriculture of Leetonia." The Treasury Section of Fine Arts commissioned the work, which was created by Lenore Thomas, which was completed and installed in the post office lobby in 1941.
  • Post Office Relief - Linden NJ
    The main post office in Linden, New Jersey houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Industry," a terra cotta relief created by Sahl Swarz. It was funded by the Section of Fine Arts in 1940.    
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