Post Office Mural – Bassett VA

City:
Bassett, VA

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Artist:
Walter Carnelli

Description

The fresco “Manufacture of Furniture” was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and installed in the historic Bassett post office in 1939. The work is still visible there today.

Source notes

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

Location Info

3465 Fairystone Park Hwy
Bassett, VA 24055

Location notes: Lobby

Coordinates: 36.757553, -79.98909

At this Location:

Site Details

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