Post Office Mural – Center TX

City:
Center, TX

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Completed:
1941

Artist:
Edward Chavez

Description

The post office in Center, Texas houses an example of New Deal artwork: the mural “Logging Scene” by Edward Chavez. The work, which was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, was created for the then-new post office in Center in 1941.

Source notes

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

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on April 13, 2015.

Location Info


101 Weaver St.
Center, TX 75935
Shelby County

Coordinates: 31.796695, -94.180107

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