Post Office (former) Mural – Winnsboro LA

City:
Winnsboro, LA

Site Type:
Murals, Art Works

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

Artist:
Datus Ensign Myers

Description

This mural, entitled “Logging in the Louisiana Swamps,” was painted in 1939 by Datus Ensign Myers. Commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, the mural is still in the original post office building—now a local history museum.

Source notes

https://www.flickr.com/photos/auvet/230222432/in/set-72157623126009347
http://www.wpamurals.org/louisian.htm

Location Info


513 Prairie St.
Winnsboro, LA 71295

Coordinates: 32.164243, -91.71745

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