Post Office Mural – Gas City IN

City:
Gas City, IN

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Completed:
1939

Artist:
William Adelbert Dolwick

Description

The historic post office in Gas City, Indiana houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Gas City in Boom Days,” a Treasury Section of Fine Arts-commissioned mural completed by William A. Dolwick in 1939. The size of the oil-on-canvas mural is 12’8″x 3’6″.

Source notes

Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/ A Simple and Vital Design: The Story of the Indiana Post Office Murals by John C. Carlisle Information contributed by Indiana Division of Historic Preservation/Nicole Cory

Location Info


123 North 2nd Street
Gas City, IN 46933
Grant County

Location notes: Lobby

Coordinates: 40.488632, -85.61336

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