Post Office (former) Mural – Bedford OH

City:
Bedford, OH

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Artist:
Karl Anderson

Description

Bedford, Ohio’s historic post office houses one of many examples of New Deal artwork commissioned for northeast Ohio post offices. “Drift Toward Industrialism” was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts and completed by Karl Anderson.

Source notes

Sharon E. Dean and Karal Ann Marling, Covering History: Revisiting Federal Art in Cleveland, 1933-43. The Cleveland Public Library and the Cleveland Artists Foundation, 2006. (Quote: pp. 24-25).

Location Info


600 Broadway Ave.
Bedford, OH 44146

Coordinates: 41.393312, -81.53817

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