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Located at Post Office - Girard OH (2 Projects)

Post Office Mural (destroyed) – Girard OH

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
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Description

The historic post office in Girard, Ohio housed an example of New Deal artwork: “Workers of the Soil,” a mural by John E. Costigan. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. Unfortunately, the 1938 mural no longer exists; it has since been destroyed.

Source notes

http://www.wpamurals.com/ohio.htm

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 10, 2015.

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Location Info

19 N. Market St.
Girard, OH 44420

Coordinates: 41.154730, -80.702359

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