Post Office Mural – Giddings TX

City:
Giddings, TX

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Completed:
1939

Artist:
Otis Dozier

Site Survival:
Extant

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/

Location Info

279 Austin Street
Giddings, TX 78942
Lee County

Location notes: Lobby

Coordinates: 30.182861, -96.93549

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