- City:
- Kilgore, TX
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Completed:
- 1941
- Artist:
- Xavier Gonzalez
Description
The museum contains four murals by Xavier Gonzalez: “Pioneer Saga,” “Music of the Plains,” “Contemporary Youth” and “Drilling for Oil.” They were painted with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds in 1941 and moved from the post office to the East Texas Oil Museum in 1999.
Source notes
Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/At this Location:
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Eveline Evans
They are being moved back to the post office:
https://savethepostoffice.com/new-deal-murals-returning-to-old-post-office-in-kilgore-tx/