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Post Office Mural – Glen Ellyn IL

"Settlers Building"

Post office mural by Dan Rhodes.

"Settlers Building"

Photo: Barbara Young © Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2013

"Settlers Building"

"Settlers Building"

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

The post office contains a 1937 Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural by Dan Rhodes entitled “Settlers Building.” The mural depicts a group of settlers constructing a house.

Source notes

The Federal Art Project in Illinois, 1935-1943 by Mavigliano, G. and Lawson, R.; Southern Illinois University 1990

Project originally submitted by Barbara Young on June 25, 2013.

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Location Info

528 Pennsylvania Ave
Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137

Coordinates: 41.8776707, -88.0658067

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