- City:
- Melrose Park, IL
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Completed:
- 1937
- Artist:
- Edwin Boyd Johnson
Description
The Melrose Park Library is located in the building that was previously the main post office for Melrose Park. In 2007 “Airmail” was rediscovered hidden by a drop ceiling. It was painted by Edwin Boyd Johnson in 1937 with funding from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Medium: fresco
Size: 8′ long, 4 1/2 high
Restoration Info: Restored by Parma Conservation and returned to Melrose Park in 2010.
Source notes
https://www.flickr.com/photos/melroseparklibrary/4090175213/in/set-72157622770613092/ Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/Site Details
[email protected] created on 2011-11-26 20:28:27 -0800
[email protected] last modified on 2011-11-27 11:21:18 -0800
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