- City:
- Gleason, TN
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Completed:
- 1942
- Artist:
- Anne Poor
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
Anne Poor painted this mural, “Gleason Agriculture” under the Treasury Section of Fine Arts in 1942. It was one of the last murals painted in Tennessee for the Treasury Section.
“The theme of the painting is the sweet potato industry of Gleason. Workers are preparing baskets for shipping. At the extreme right of the picture is a generalized portrait of the late ‘father’ of sweet potato culture, Mr. W. R. Hawks. The picturesque building in the background is the Gleason railroad depot…. As a final tribute to sweet potatoes, the entire painting is framed with a border of lush green leaves signaling a prosperity that will last long into the future.” (Tennessee Post Office Murals, p. 63)
Source notes
Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry
https://www.wpamurals.org/gleason.htm
Howard Hull, Tennessee Post Office Murals
Site originally submitted by The Living New Deal on November 19, 2014.
Additional contributions by Tom Parker.
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