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Post Office Mural – Anson TX

"Cowboy Dance"

"Cowboy Dance" Detail

"Cowboy Dance" Detail

Photo: Seth Gaines Used with permission of the United States Postal Service©. All rights reserved.

"Cowboy Dance" Detail

"Cowboy Dance" Detail

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA), Arts Programs
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Description

The historic Anson post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: an oil-on-canvas mural entitled “Cowboy Dance,” painted by Jenne Magafan in 1941. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

Source notes

https://communitydisc.westside66.org/html/colette/muralsSIG/Anson.html

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

https://www.texasescapes.com/TexasArt/Anson-Texas-Post-Office-Mural-Cowboy-Dance.htm
https://www.wpamurals.com/texas.html

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Location Info

1002 11th Street
Anson, TX 79501

Location notes: Lobby

Coordinates: 32.757028, -99.896875

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