Post Office Mural – Mercer PA

City:
Mercer, PA

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Artist:
Lorin Thompson

Description

The 1940 mural “Clearing the Land,” by Lorin Thompson, was a winner of the Treasury Section’s 48-State Post Office Competition. The work was installed in the Mercer, Pennsylvania post office and is still visible today.

Source notes

Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/

Location Info

109 E. Venago Street
Mercer, PA 16137

Location notes: Lobby

Coordinates: 41.228521, -80.23836

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