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Located at Post Office - Ladysmith WI (2 Projects)

Post Office Mural (destroyed) – Ladysmith WI

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations
Completed:
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Description

The then-new Ladysmith post office received a 1938 example of New Deal artwork: a Section of Fine Arts tempera mural by Elsa Tenne entitled “Development of the Land.” The mural has since been painted over.

Source notes

Personal visit on July 26, 2012, Post Office Fans
https://www.wpamurals.com/wisconsin.htm

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on August 17, 2017.

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Location Info

212 Miner Ave.
Ladysmith, WI 54848

Coordinates: 45.464207, -91.102254

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