Post Office Mural – Emmetsburg IA

City:
Emmetsburg, IA

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Artist:
Lee Allen

Description

Painted in 1940 by artist Lee Allen, the mural on the U.S. Post Office in Emmetsburg, Iowa is called “Conservation of Wild Life,” and was funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

Source notes

https://adriftonthelake.blogspot.com/2011/12/world-war-ii-mural-on-us-post-office.html https://www.wpamurals.org/iowa.htm

Location Info


2210 10th St.
Emmetsburg, IA 50536

Coordinates: 43.1110287, -94.67899

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