Post Office Mural – Chatham VA

City:
Chatham, VA

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Completed:
1938

Artist:
Carson Davenport

Description

The historic post office in Chatham, Virginia houses an example of New Deal artwork: an oil-on-canvas mural entitled “Harvest Season in Southern Virginia.” The Treasury Section of Fine Arts commissioned the work, which was created by Carson Davenport, which was completed and installed in the post office lobby in 1938.

Source notes

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

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

Location Info

31 S. Main St.
Chatham, VA 24531

Coordinates: 36.82520, -79.39800

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