Forest Hills Station Post Office Sculpture – Forest Hills NY

City:
Forest Hills, New York City, Queens, NY

Site Type:
Art Works, Sculpture and Bas Relief

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

Completed:
1938

Artist:
Sten Jacobson

Description

The terra cotta bas relief sculpture mounted above the front entrance to the Forest Hills Station post office on Queens Boulevard is titled, “The Spirit of Communication”.  It was created by Sten Jacobson under the federal Treasury Department Section of Fine Arts program and installed in 1938.

Source notes

https://www.wpamurals.org/forestHi.htm

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on September 5, 2014.

Location Info


106-28 Queens Blvd.
Forest Hills, NY 10628

Location notes: Exterior; over entrance

Coordinates: 40.721622, -73.84691

Site Details

created on 2011-05-03 09:16:57 -0700 [email protected] last modified on 2011-05-03 09:19:57 -0700

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