- City:
- Lafayette, IN
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Started:
- 1935
- Completed:
- 1936
- Artist:
- Henrik Martin Mayer
Description
“Rural Delivery” and “Sad News” are Section of Fine Arts murals completed by Henrik Martin Mayer in 1936. The mural is located in historic downtown post office in Lafayette. The two murals stands at 3′ x 7’6″. The medium is oil on canvas.
Source notes
A Simple and Vital Design: The Story of the Indiana Post Office Murals by John C. Carlisle
Site originally submitted by Indiana Division of Historic Preservation/Nicole Cory on July 4, 2014.
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