Post Office (former) Mural – Belle Vernon PA

City:
Belle Vernon, PA

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Completed:
1942

Artist:
Michael Loew

Description

The historic former post office in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania—now the Southwest Regional Police Department—houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Men of Coal and Steel,” painted by Michael Loew in 1942. The oil-on-canvas works were commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

Source notes

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

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on November 2, 2017.

Location Info


212 State St.
Belle Vernon, PA 15012

Coordinates: 40.128614, -79.870065

Site Details

[email protected] created on 2012-06-26 17:00:44 -0700 [email protected] last modified on 2012-07-03 08:10:35 -0700

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