Post Office Mural (missing) – Cloquet MN

City:
Cloquet, MN

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Completed:
1937

Artist:
Dewey Albinson

Site Survival:
Unknown

Description

The historic post office in Cloquet, Minnesota housed an example of New Deal artwork: “Lake Superior Shores – Yesterday and Today,” an oil-on-canvas painting by Dewey Albinson. The work, completed in 1937, was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. Unfortunately the post office has been extensively modified during careless renovations, and the artwork is missing.

Source notes

https://www.wpamurals.org/minnesot.htm

Location Info


316 Cloquet Ave.
Cloquet, MN 55720

Coordinates: 46.721527, -92.459847

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