Post Office (former) Mural – Big Spring TX

City:
Big Spring, TX

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Completed:
1938

Artist:
Peter Hurd

Description

The historic former post office in Big Spring, Texas (now the 118th District Courthouse) houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Old Pioneers,” a fresco by Peter Hurd completed in 1938. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

Source notes

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

Site originally submitted by Larry Moore on April 14, 2015.

Location Info


312 Scurry St.
Big Spring, TX 79720
Howard County

Coordinates: 32.251155, -101.477777

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