Post Office Mural - Florence CO

City:: Florence, CO
Site Type:: Murals, Art Works
New Deal Agencies:: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA), Arts Programs
Completed:: 1939
Artist:: Olive Rush
Quality of Information:: Good
Marked:: Unknown
Site Survival:: Extant

Description

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

The artwork was one of five featured in a 2019 USPS Forever stamp issue: Post Office Murals.

Source notes

"The New Deal: A 75th Anniversary Celebration." Kathryn Flynn with Richard Polese.

http://www.wpamurals.org/colorado.htm (accessed Sept. 2026)

https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2019/0410-new-stamps-feature-post-office-murals.htm (accessed Sept. 2026)

Site originally submitted by New Deal Art Registry on August 1, 2016.
Additional contributions by Evan Kalish.
Site last updated on September 9, 2026.