Post Office Mural – Florence CO

City:
Florence, CO

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Completed:
1939

Artist:
Olive Rush

Description

The tempera mural “Antelope” was painted by Olive Rush in 1939. Funded by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts, the work installed in the Florence, Colorado post office lobby in 1939.

Source notes

"The New Deal: A 75th Anniversary Celebration." Kathryn Flynn with Richard Polese. https://www.wpamurals.org/colorado.htm

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on August 1, 2016.

Location Info

121 N Pikes Peak Ave.
Florence, CO 81226

Coordinates: 38.390715, -105.117779

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