Martinez Post Office mural
New Deal Agencies: Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP)
Completed: 1939
Artists: Edith Hamlin, Maynard Dixon
Quality of Information: Moderate
Site Survival: Extant
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Description
The post office contains an oil on canvas mural “The Road to Eldorado” by Edith Hamlin and Maynard Dixon. It was funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts in 1939.
Source notes
King, John. Chasing Bay Area artifacts of the New Deal. San Francisco Chronicle. September 1, 2008. http://newdealartregistry.org
Project originally submitted by Kristin Henderson on June 6, 2009.
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Hi I wanted to print this information off the website but it looked scrambled. Who are the people in the painting? Thank you Diana