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Post Office Mural – Aurora IN

"Down to the Ferry"

"Down to the Ferry"

"Down to the Ferry"

Photo: Jimmy Emerson Source Creative Commons 2006

"Down to the Ferry"

"Down to the Ferry"

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

The historic Aurora post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: a 1938 Section of Fine Arts mural by Henrik Martin Mayer, entitled “Down to the Ferry.” The size of the mural is 12′ x 5’6″ and the medium is oil on canvas.

Source notes

http://www.wpamurals.com/indiana.htm
A Simple and Vital Design: The Story of the Indiana Post Office Murals by John C. Carlisle
Information contributed by Indiana Division of Historic Preservation/Nicole Cory

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Location Info

501 3rd St.
Aurora, IN 47001

Coordinates: 39.055875, -84.903476

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