- City:
- Waterloo, IA
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Completed:
- 1940
- Artist:
- Edgar Britton
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
Two New Deal murals by Edgar Britton adorn the walls of the Waterloo Public Library (the former post office and federal building). The murals entitled “Exposition” (located on the wall over the Youth Office) and “Holiday” (located in the Fiction Department) were painted in 1940.
Source notes
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