Post Office Mural (destroyed) – Girard OH

City:
Girard, OH

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Completed:
1938

Artist:
John E. Costigan

Site Survival:
No Longer Extant

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

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

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

Location Info


19 N. Market St.
Girard, OH 44420

Coordinates: 41.154730, -80.702359

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