Post Office Mural – Batesville IN

City:
Batesville, IN

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Completed:
1938

Artist:
Orville Carroll

Description

The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts mural “Building the Industrial Foundation of Batesville” painted by Orville Carroll in 1938. The size of the mural is 13’6″ x 5’6″ and the medium is tempera on canvas.

Source notes

https://www.wpamurals.org/indiana.htm
https://www.flickr.com/photos/auvet/104296576/
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
https://www.newdealartregistry.org/

https://www.batesvilleheraldtribune.com/news/local_news/post-office-mural-stands-the-test-of-time/article_61c5a6b5-4535-50e2-b76c-3299c5765c4a.html

Site originally submitted by The Living New Deal on December 11, 2012.
Additional contributions by Glory-June Greiff.

Location Info


3 West George St.
Batesville, IN 47006

Location notes: Lobby

Coordinates: 39.298128, -85.22419

At this Location:

Site Details

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