Post Office Mural – Hamilton IL

City:
Hamilton, IL

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Artist:
Edmund D. Lewandowski

Description

This mural entitled “On the River” by Edmund D. Lewandowski was painted in 1941. It was one of the 48-State post office mural competition winners.

The title for this mural is mistakenly listed as “Threshing Grain” in several sources. It is thought that an initial sketch was of a threshing grain scene.

Medium: oil on canvas

Source notes

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

Location Info

1160 Broadway Street
Hamilton, IL 62341

Location notes: Lobby

Coordinates: 40.3930816, -91.34330

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