Post Office Mural – Leon IA

City:
Leon, IA

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Artist:
A. Criss Glasell

Quality of Information:
Very Good

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

New Deal mural entitled “Rural Free Delivery” painted by A. Criss Glasell in 1938.

Source notes

https://www.wpamurals.org/iowa.htm
https://www.flickr.com/photos/auvet/3932170343/in/photostream/

Site originally submitted by The Living New Deal on August 26, 2012.
Additional contributions by Tom Parker.

Location Info


109 NE 2nd St.
Leon, IA 50144

Coordinates: 40.7402944, -93.74685

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One comment on “Post Office Mural – Leon IA

  1. Robert D. Peterson

    This mural by Criss Glasell is titled: Rural Free Delivery.

    The mural was painted off-site by Glasell on canvas. On March 28th, 1938, she installed the mural in the Leon, Post Office.

    The above information was provide to me by the Leon, Iowa Postmaster. I have viewed all 13 egg tempera New Deal murals in Iowa. I am an artist that paints in egg tempera.

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One comment on “Post Office Mural – Leon IA

  1. Robert D. Peterson

    This mural by Criss Glasell is titled: Rural Free Delivery.

    The mural was painted off-site by Glasell on canvas. On March 28th, 1938, she installed the mural in the Leon, Post Office.

    The above information was provide to me by the Leon, Iowa Postmaster. I have viewed all 13 egg tempera New Deal murals in Iowa. I am an artist that paints in egg tempera.

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