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Completed: 1938
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Description
The historic Baytown Historical Museum building (formerly Federal Building / post office) houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Texas,” a fresco mural by Barse Miller. The mural was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It was restored in 2011 at a cost of $14,000.
Source notes
https://www.texasescapes.com/Wanda-Orton/Baytown-Post-Office-Mural.htm https://baytownhistoricalmuseum.org/mural/
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on April 3, 2015.
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Here is a link to a photo I took of the Barse Miller mural in Baytown. I’d be happy to grant permission for you to use it for this page.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnywaco/15209008314/
Thank you! A wonderful photo!