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Located at Forest Service Building - Elkins WV (2 Projects)

Forest Service Building Murals – Elkins WV

Project type: Art, Murals
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Description

The historic U.S. Forest Service Building (now United States Department of Agriculture Building) in Elkins, West Virginia houses examples of New Deal artwork: “Forest Service” and “Mining Village,” two tempera murals by Stevan Dohanos. Completed in 1939, the works were commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

Source notes

http://www.wpamurals.com/wvirgini.htm

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on June 9, 2017.

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Location Info

200 Sycamore St.
Elkins, WV

Coordinates: 38.928525, -79.844123

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