Post Office Mural (former) – Monterey CA

City:
Monterey, CA

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

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

Completed:
1937

Artist:
Henrietta Shore

Quality of Information:
Moderate

Marked:
No

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

Henrietta Shore painted a mural, “Monterey Bay,” for the Monterey Post Office in 1937, with support from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. 

Unfortunately, Shore’s mural has disappeared and its whereabouts are unknown to us.

Source notes

wikipedia.org entry on Henrietta Shore

 

Site originally submitted by Shaina Potts on February 18, 2010.

Location Info


565 Hartnell St.
Monterey, CA 93940
Monterey County

Coordinates: 36.595896, -121.89543

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2 comments on “Post Office Mural (former) – Monterey CA

  1. Kat Morgan

    I’ve looked for this several times and it doesn’t appear to be there (October 2021).

  2. Peter Hiller

    I agree with Kat Morgan – my visit included talking to employees, behind the scenes, and it does not appear to be there.

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2 comments on “Post Office Mural (former) – Monterey CA

  1. Kat Morgan

    I’ve looked for this several times and it doesn’t appear to be there (October 2021).

  2. Peter Hiller

    I agree with Kat Morgan – my visit included talking to employees, behind the scenes, and it does not appear to be there.

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