- City:
- Burley, ID
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Completed:
- 1938
- Artist:
- Elizabeth Lochrie
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The historic Burley post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: an oil-on-canvas mural entitled “Pioneers on the Oregon Trail along the Snake River,” painted by Elizabeth Lochrie in 1938. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Source notes
https://www.wpamurals.org/idaho.htm
Site originally submitted by New Deal Art Registry on March 17, 2012.
Additional contributions by Richard Walker.
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