El Dorado DA’s Office Mural – Placerville CA

City:
Placerville, CA

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, Art Works, Auxiliary Civic Facilities, Murals

New Deal Agencies:
Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)

Artist:
Tom E. Lewis

Quality of Information:
Moderate

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

This forest scene oil on canvas mural “Forest Genetics” by Tom E. Lewis was painted with funding from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It was installed when the building was the Placerville Post Office. Due to renovations, the mural is now not in public view.

Source notes

www.wpamurals.org

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Location Info

515 Main St.
Placerville, CA 95667
El Dorado County

Location notes:
This building was originally the Placerville Post Office.

Coordinates: 38.729613, -120.79882

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