- City:
- Paulsboro, NJ
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Sculpture and Bas Relief
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Completed:
- 1940
- Artist:
- Nena (Nina) de Brennecke
Description
The historic Paulsboro post office contains three painted wood carvings by Nena de Brennecke. The carvings are collectively titled “Oil Refining.” They were created under the auspices of the Section of Fine Arts and installed in the post office in 1940.
Source notes
Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/ https://www.wpamurals.org/newjersy.htmAt this Location:
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created on 2011-03-20 14:20:13 -0700
last modified on 2011-03-20 15:41:30 -0700
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Terry Woodward
Gabriel Milner
Looking for a photo of Nena de Brennecke in newspaper or archives somewhere. Her work is noted but can’t find a photo of her.
We don’t have any handy, but we’ll keep a lookout. Perhaps the Smithsonian has some?