Forest Service Building Murals – Elkins WV

City:
Elkins, WV

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Completed:
1939

Artist:
Stevan Dohanos

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

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

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

Location Info

200 Sycamore St.
Elkins, WV Randolph County

Coordinates: 38.928525, -79.844123

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