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Post Office Mural – Forest MS

"Forest Loggers"

"Forest Loggers"

"Forest Loggers"

Photo: Jimmy Emerson, DVM

"Forest Loggers"

"Forest Loggers"

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA), Arts Programs
Artists:
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Description

The historic post office in Forest, Mississippi houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Treasury of Fine Arts-commissioned mural entitled “Forest Loggers.” The work was completed in 1941.

Source notes

https://www.wpamurals.com/forestMS.pdf

Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/

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Location Info

313 E. 2nd Street
Forest, MS 39074

Location notes: Lobby

Coordinates: 32.362938, -89.472116

One comment on “Post Office Mural – Forest MS”

  1. Carol Willey July 14, 2021

    I Love this mural. I have been fascinated by it since my childhood in the 1960s. Thanks so much for posting this photo here.

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