Post Office Mural – Ashland MA

City:
Ashland, MA

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Completed:
1941

Artist:
Saul Berman

Description

The historic Ashland post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: an oil painting titled “The Railroad Comes to Town,” which hangs in the lobby. The work, which was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, was painted by Saul Berman in 1941.

Source notes

https://www.wpamurals.org/massachu.htm

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on December 29, 2016.

Location Info

205 Main St.
Ashland, MA 01721
Middlesex County

Coordinates: 42.259062, -71.463984

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