Post Office Mural – Fayetteville WV

City:
Fayetteville, WV

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Completed:
1939

Artist:
Nixford Baldwin

Description

The historic Fayetteville post offices houses an example of New Deal artwork: the oil-on-canvas mural “The Miners,” painted by Nixford Baldwin in 1939. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

Source notes

https://www.wpamurals.org/wvirgini.htm https://www.flickr.com/photos/auvet/1055274221/in/photostream/

Location Info

120 W Maple Ave.
Fayetteville, WV 25862

Coordinates: 38.051462, -81.10546

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