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Post Office Mural – Giddings TX

"Cowboys Receiving the Mail"

"Cowboys Receiving the Mail"

"Cowboys Receiving the Mail"

Photo: Seth Gaines

"Cowboys Receiving the Mail"

"Cowboys Receiving the Mail"

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

The historic post office in Giddings, Texas houses an example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts-commissioned mural, titled “Cowboys Receiving the Mail,” completed in 1939.

Source notes

https://www.texasescapes.com/TOWNS/Giddings/GiddingsTexasPostOfficeMural.htm

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

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Location Info

279 Austin Street
Giddings, TX 78942

Location notes: Lobby

Coordinates: 30.182861, -96.935492

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