Post Office (former) Sculpture – Canton NC

City:
Canton, NC

Site Type:
Art Works, Sculptures

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

Artist:
Sam Bell

Description

The historic New Deal post office in Canton, North Carolina is privately owned. This terra cotta sculpture “Paper,” created by Sam Bell, was funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It still hangs in the building lobby today.

Source notes

Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/

Location Info


41 Main Street
Canton, NC 28716

Location notes: Lobby

Coordinates: 35.531391, -82.84063

Site Details

[email protected] created on 2011-12-04 13:01:11 -0800 [email protected] last modified on 2011-12-04 13:58:00 -0800

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