"The Post as Connecting Thread in Human Life"
New Deal Agencies: Treasury Section of Fine Arts
Completed: 1937
Artists: Edward Laning
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Description
The historic former New Deal post office and federal building—now the Richmond County Administration Building—in Rockingham, North Carolina received an example of New Deal artwork upon its completion. Commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, Edward Laning painted this triptych, “The Post as Connecting Thread in Human Life,” in 1937. The work can be found n the lobby near the building’s entrance.
Source notes
Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: http://www.newdealartregistry.org/
http://www.wpamurals.com/ncarolin.htm
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