- 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).At this Location:
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