- City:
- Newport News, VA
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Sculptures
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Completed:
- 1943
- Artist:
- Mary B. Fowler
Description
The Newport News Federal Building contains three unglazed terra cotta sculptures by Mary B. Fowler, completed with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds in 1943. The sculptures depict local history: “Captain Newport Brings News and Aid to the Starving Colonists,” “Present Day Industries,” and “Early Industries.”
Source notes
Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/At this Location:
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