Post Office Mural – Anson TX

City:
Anson, TX

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Completed:
1941

Artist:
Jenne Magafan

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.org/texas.html

Location Info

1002 11th Street
Anson, TX 79501

Location notes: Lobby

Coordinates: 32.757028, -99.89687

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