Post Office Mural (destroyed) – Henderson TX

City:
Henderson, TX

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Completed:
1937

Artist:
Paul Ninas

Site Survival:
No Longer Extant

Description

The historic former post office housed an example of New Deal artwork: “Local Industries,” a 1937 fresco by Paul Ninas. The work was commissioned by the Section of Fine Arts. Unfortunately it has since been destroyed.

Source notes

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

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on April 14, 2015.

Location Info


202 North Main St.
Henderson, TX 75652

Coordinates: 32.154599, -94.799293

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