- City:
- Weirton, WV
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Sculpture and Bas Relief
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Completed:
- 1940
- Artist:
- Vincent Glinsky
Description
“Pony Express and Rural Delivery”
This bas relief, cast stone sculpture, unveiled in 1940 by Vincent Glinsky for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts is at the site of the former Weirton Post Office. The post office moved out of the building in the 1960s and it has remained vacant.
Source notes
Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/Site Details
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The old post office was owned privately and about 5 years ago the owner removed the relief to his garage because some folks had been trying to break into the old PO. I have pictures of the artwork while it was in his garage on Flickr. He died last year and I’m unsure what happened to the relief.