Post Office Mural (destroyed) – Summit NJ

City:
Summit, NJ

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Completed:
1937

Artist:
Fiske Boyd

Site Survival:
No Longer Extant

Description

The historic post office in Summit, New Jersey housed examples of New Deal artwork: “Arrival of First Train” and “Stage Coach Attack,” created by Fiske Boyd in 1937. Commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts, the works have unfortunately since been destroyed.

Source notes

www.wpamurals.org/newjersy.htm

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on September 19, 2015.

Location Info

61 Maple St
Summit, NJ 07901

Coordinates: 40.716608, -74.359725

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