New Deal Agencies: Treasury Section of Fine Arts
Artists: Rudolph Scheffler
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Description
The current Maumee post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Communication,” an oil-on-canvas mural commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. Created for the historic post office in the city, it has since been relocated to the current facility.
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Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: http://www.newdealartregistry.org/
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My family lived in Maumee, Ohio, for several decades (1960s-2000s). The New Deal artwork in the town’s former post office was a city treasure and a focal point for anyone entering the lobby. It is reassuring to know that it has been preserved and is part of the new facility. (I always assumed that the building itself was a New Deal project.)