Post Office Mural (destroyed) – Ladysmith WI

City:
Ladysmith, WI

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

New Deal Agencies:
Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Completed:
1938

Artist:
Elsa Tenne

Site Survival:
No Longer Extant

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.org/wisconsin.htm

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

Location Info

212 Miner Ave.
Ladysmith, WI 54848

Coordinates: 45.464207, -91.102254

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