- City:
- Colville, WA
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Artist:
- Edmond J. Fitzgerald
Description
The post office contains a 1939 Section of Fine Arts mural by Edmond J. Fitzgerald entitled Hudson’s Bay – The Pathfinders.
“Born in Seattle, Fitzgerald studied at the California School of Fine Arts and with Mark Tobey. According to the National Register Nomination submitted to the National Park Service for the Colville Post Office, the mural “symbolizes the role of Hudson’s Bay company trappers and traders in the development of the Pacific Northwest.” Included is a trapper paddling a birch bark canoe, a log fort and three Native American men before a tepee on the near side.”
Source notes
https://depts.washington.edu/depress/map_post_offices.shtml
https://www.wpamurals.org/washingt.htm
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