- City:
- Tonawanda, NY
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Completed:
- 1943
- Artist:
- Symeon Shimin
Description
The historic post office building in Tonawanda, New York housed an example of New Deal artwork: a Symeon Shimin fresco, title unknown, showing ‘contemporary Tonawanda.’ The Section of Fine Arts-commissioned work has since been destroyed.
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https://www.wpamurals.org/newyork.htmSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 25, 2015.
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I would be grateful to know if anyone knows why the mural was destroyed and if there are any photos of it prior to that?
Thank you,
Tonia, Daughter of Symeon Shimin
Author “The Art of Symeon Shimin”