"Laying the Cornerstone of Old East"
Description
Chapel Hill’s historic Franklin Street Station Post Office houses an example of New Deal artwork: an oil-on-canvas mural entitled “Laying the Cornerstone of Old East.” Painted by Dean Cornwell, the work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Source notes
Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: http://www.newdealartregistry.org/
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